Definitions
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- noun informal A very large or technologically sophisticated
aeroplane . - noun mathematics
hyperplane
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was going to be the superplane of military transports—a real dream machine.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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It was going to be the superplane of military transports—a real dream machine.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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It was going to be the superplane of military transports—a real dream machine.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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From Technology Review: "It ain't the Jetsons, but NASA has a plan for reducing airline and highway congestion: Fly yourself to a community 'smartport' in an idiot-proof mini-superplane."
Boing Boing: February 11, 2001 - February 17, 2001 Archives 2001
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Before its terrific acceleration and savage onslaught, the superplane might as well have been stationary and unarmed.
Spacehounds of IPC 1927
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Confused shouts arose from the bull-pen; but the original superplane was at the top of the call-board and accordingly King, Breckenridge, and Czuv embarked upon an expedition more hazardous far than they had supposed -- an expedition whose every feature was relayed to those in the portal by the automatic lookouts upon the rims and which was ended before a single supporting
Spacehounds of IPC 1927
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But when a Nazi superplane appears out of nowhere in the last dogfight, well, let’s just say that I’ve seen better writing in Deathrace 2000.
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But when a Nazi superplane appears out of nowhere in the last dogfight, well, let’s just say that I’ve seen better writing in Deathrace 2000.
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