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Airplanes

Scope note

Nontechnical term for heavier than air fixed-wing aircraft designed to utilize the pressures created by their motion through the air to lift and transport people and cargo; if possible use a more precise term.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212616

Broader Terms used

fixed-wing aircraft

Term used for

planes (airplanes)

Equivalent Terms used

airplane

Created

13yrs ago

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