The plane taxied to the gate after landing.

Meaning: The aircraft moved slowly on the ground to the area where people get on and off.

Choice of Words: Plane is a vehicle that flies. Taxied means to move slowly on the ground, usually to or from the runway. Gate is the area at an airport where passengers get on and off the plane.

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The airplane rolled to the entrance after touching down.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first sentence. It describes what happened after the plane landed. It says that the plane moved smoothly to the gate, which is where people get on and off the plane.

Choice of Words: Airplane is another word for plane, rolled means it moved smoothly along the ground, entrance is another word for gate, and touching down means when the plane lands on the ground.

The aircraft moved slowly to the designated area for passengers after descending from the sky.

Meaning: This sentence also means the same as the first two sentences. It describes what happened after the plane landed. It says that the plane moved slowly to the gate, which is where people get on and off the plane.

Choice of Words: Aircraft is a formal word for plane, moved slowly means it taxied, designated area for passengers means the gate, and descending from the sky means landing.

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