The pilot checked the instruments before takeoff.

Meaning: The person flying the plane made sure everything was working correctly before leaving the ground.

Choice of Words: Pilot is the person who flies the plane. Checked means to look at something carefully to make sure it is working properly. Instruments are devices that provide information about the plane's condition.

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The pilot inspected the gadgets before departure.

Meaning: This means the pilot made sure all the equipment in the plane was working correctly before they started to fly. This sentence uses more formal language than the first example.

Choice of Words: Pilot is the person who flies an airplane. Inspected is a more formal word for checked, which means to look at something carefully to make sure it is working properly. Gadgets is another word for instruments, which are the devices in an airplane that provide information to the pilot about the plane's speed, altitude, and other important details. Departure is a more formal word for takeoff, which is the process of an airplane leaving the ground and beginning to fly.

The airplane driver looked at the dials and buttons before they took off.

Meaning: This means the pilot made sure all the equipment in the plane was working correctly before they started to fly. This sentence uses more informal language than the first two examples.

Choice of Words: Airplane driver is another way to say pilot, which is the person who flies an airplane. Dials and buttons are the different types of instruments in an airplane that provide information to the pilot about the plane's speed, altitude, and other important details. Took off is a more informal word for takeoff, which is the process of an airplane leaving the ground and beginning to fly.

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