aeroplane

[air-uh-pleyn]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. airplane.

aeroplane

/ ˈɛərəˌpleɪn, ˈɛəˌpleɪn /

noun

1. a heavier-than-air powered flying vehicle with fixed wings

Word History and Origins

Origin of aeroplane¹

1870–75; < French aéroplane, equivalent to aéro- aero- + -plane, apparently feminine of plan flat, level (< Latin plānus; plain ¹ ), perhaps by association with forme plane; apparently coined and first used by French sculptor and inventor Joseph Pline in 1855

Word History and Origins

Origin of aeroplane¹

C19: from French aéroplane, from _aero- + Greek -planos wandering, related to _planet

Example Sentences

That means firms making components for aeroplanes will have friction-free trade between the huge trading blocs.

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India's aviation regulator has ordered the country's airlines to inspect fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes, after their reported involvement in a fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in June.

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She asked why they didn't make bigger bags, so he sketched out the design for a new, more practical but still highly desirable item on the aeroplane's sick bag.

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"The airlines told Boeing what they really needed was the most fuel-efficient, economical long-range jetliner ever produced. They now wanted an aeroplane with a similar capacity to the Sonic Cruiser, minus the high speed."

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Aryan, he explained, was an aeroplane enthusiast and liked looking at them as they flew in the sky over his village.

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