aeroplane
noun/ˈeərəpleɪn/
/ˈerəpleɪn/
(British English) (also airplane especially in North American English)
(also plane British English, North American English)
- a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines
- aeroplanes flying overhead
- The aeroplane was carrying 350 people.
- in an aeroplane I've never flown in an aeroplane.
- on an aeroplane The president was never on the aeroplane at all.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- model
- paper
- toy
- …
- engine
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French aéroplane, from aéro- ‘air’ + Greek -planos ‘wandering’.Want to learn more?
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