Example Sentences
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The FAA said airlines should review their safety programs to make sure they follow practices including keeping workers clear of planes until they are stopped and chocks are placed under the wheels.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
The chocks on the tires of the Vickers Vimy biplane were pulled away while several men struggled to hold the converted bomber from leaping into the air.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2022
Then, to help preserve climbing routes from disfigurement, Chouinard changed to aluminium chocks that could be wedged in by hand and did not leave a trace behind.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2017
Concerned about the degradation of rock, they stopped making pitons and instead came out with aluminum chocks that you could wedge into and remove from cracks without leaving any gear or scars behind.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016
But the cargo plane was already in motion, rolling slowly away from its chocks.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
