aeroplane
IPA: ɛroʊpɫˈeɪn
noun
- (aviation, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Singapore, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia) Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
- (aeronautics, archaic, obsolete) Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.
verb
- (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
- (transitive) To transport by aeroplane.
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Examples of "aeroplane" in Sentences
- I came to the UK on an aeroplane.
- Piston driven propeller aeroplane.
- The aeroplane assassination attempt.
- An aeroplane is heard flying overhead.
- Edmonds dressed as an aeroplane captain.
- The name of the aeroplane was the Sonora.
- A newer mode of travel was the aeroplane.
- It was also the first aeroplane with a lavatory.
- So a helicopter is an aircraft but not an aeroplane.
- The aeroplane is unstable in the glide with flaps and undercarriage down.
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