Airplane
Airplane noun - A vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift.
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Synonyms for Airplane
Spacecraft and airplane are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spacecraft" instead a noun "Airplane".
Spacecraft
Spacecraft noun - A craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun.
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Synonyms for Spacecraft
Airplane and spacecraft are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Airplane" instead a noun "Spacecraft".
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Of note is that spacecraft will never outrun an airplane courtesy of jet engines being significantly more powerful than the ion engines that spacecraft must use.
Source: Space Friction -
Space Does Not Work That Way In science fiction a pilot will often fly his spacecraft as if it were a terrestrial airplane, especially using banking turns.
Source: Improbable Piloting Skills - In Blip, K becomes concerned over a flash of light outside the airplane window, fearing that it's from an alien spacecraft.
Source: The Cuckoolander Was Right
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