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airplane

[ air-pleyn ]

noun

  1. a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
  2. any similar heavier-than-air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter.


airplane

/ ˈɛəˌɪ /

noun

  1. a heavier-than-air powered flying vehicle with fixed wings Also calledaeroplane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of airplane1

1870–75, for an earlier sense; alteration of aeroplane, with air 1 replacing aero-
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Still, I’d watch “The Accountant 2” on an airplane twice more if it had a dozen other scenes like these.

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"We need to buy more beds, we need more airplane flights and I know a lot of you are here for that reason," Homan said.

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Steele must surrender his passport and cannot own a boat, airplane or firearm as part of his licence conditions.

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