aeroplane
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- noun
- /ˈɛəroʊˌpleɪn/
- UK
- In the future of the aeroplane for commerce, to carry mail, to carry passengers, perhaps express.
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- It does have a little aeroplane on it, so should be fine.
- I had a panic attack on an aeroplane which was not fun at all.
- He had his own elite aeroplane, drives a pink Rolls Royce.
- They're complicated the same way automobiles or airplanes or nuclear power reactors are.
- Well, let's just relate relate that back to the aeroplane crash.
- But you know, airplanes are also flown extensively by computers.
- Bringing prohibited items onto an aeroplane is what conclusion are you trying to draw?
- Isn't that just like the line from a aeroplane?
- Where did you go after the aeroplane heist?
- And so using all of that with NASA, we made morphing airplanes.
Examples
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Twelve aeroplanes in perfect formation, like a flight of wild ducks, came overhead.
Academic text (2017) -
The aeroplane soared through the clouds during its flight to Paris.
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OK, so I am currently setting up my aeroplane because I miss going on holiday.
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So we wait for the aeroplane to come over the mountain; the stars on a clear night are so beautiful.
Academic text (2007) -
Her father lifted his head, and she saw the aeroplane was returning.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm the first one in my family that ever rode in an aeroplane.
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I'm gonna get a radio-controlled aeroplane for Christmas.
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The unmistakable buzz of an aeroplane distracts them.
Fiction book (1996) -
Joseph sat back, his feet dangling from the aeroplane seat, and looked at the largely uneaten food on the tray.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the aeroplane on the way back to Istanbul, Orhan said to Gillian:
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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A flying machine with wings that carries people
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A machine that flies like an airplane or helicopter
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A flying machine with fixed wings that carries people or goods through the air
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Etymology
The word aeroplane comes from two parts: aero- meaning 'air' and plane meaning 'flat surface'. So an aeroplane is like a 'flat thing in the air', which helps you remember that its flat wings are what let it fly.