Meaning of airplaneful | Babel Free

Definitions

Enough to fill an airplane.

Examples

“Economists, experts, lobbyists, ghost writers, woman’s organization speakers, lawyers, public relations counsels, and what-have-you’s were hurled at NRA literally by the airplaneful.”

“The pilot of an airplaneful of spirit guests.”

“We hear a great deal, in these machine-motivated days, about ‘air-conditioning’ — by which it is meant that a houseful of air, or a trainful or an airplaneful, can now be adjusted in both temperature and humidity to suit individual human tastes or general human needs.”

“My, there are a lot of people! (two airplanesful) Yes, there are as many as two airplanesful.”

“To obtain a contract, the R and D companies submit technical report proposals by the airplaneful to the various granting agencies.”

““[…]All a stewardess is,” she [Gabriella Peele] quipped, “is a hostess giving a party for an airplaneful of people.””

“I’ve seen one child bring an airplaneful of passengers to the edge of Valium just by running up and down the aisles for five hours.”

“It was late on a Monday afternoon in spring; the weather was clear, and in an access of airport camaraderie the pilot collected an airplaneful of passengers to accompany him on the flight.”

“Our delegation was followed by an airplaneful of businessmen;[…]”

“In spite of favorable statistics, lots of people still fear flying, and would vote to have pilots lobotomized and implanted with Mode-C Attitude Adjustors if they thought it would ease their discomfort at seeing another airplaneful of people spread across forty acres of newspaper headline.”

“He soon developed a conflict with a lawyer in Business Affairs who kept questioning some of the personal expenses that the new studio head was writing off—expenses like an airplaneful of orchids sent to an actress girlfriend in Rio.”

“Tourists flock to our region by the airplaneful for the chance to land a fish, and I get to go whenever my schedule is clear.”

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