aeroplane

Syllables: ae·ro·plane/ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n/

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British/ˈɛː.ɹə.plɛjn/

aeroplane noun: synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

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Noun

aeroplane (plural aeroplanes)

(Commonwealth) Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
- Schicklgruber's aeroplanes we smash right to the ground.1944 May 20, Russian Rhapsody, spoken by the gremlins from the Kremlin
- Piccard and Borschberg initially considered a zeppelin-like solar-powered airship but realised it would be just as difficult to make as an aeroplane and would be less quick through the air.2013 September 6, Tom Cheshire, “Solar-powered travel”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 13, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2023, page 34
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airplane
(Commonwealth) Synonym of airplane. A game played when spoon-feeding children.

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airplane
(archaic, obsolete) Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface.

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airfoil
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.

Verb

aeroplane (third-person singular simple present aeroplanes, present participle aeroplaning, simple past and past participle aeroplaned)

(intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
(transitive) To transport by aeroplane.
- The rod was discarded, and then, hand over hand, the prize of them all was aeroplaned to the top of the cliff.1919, The American Angler, volume 4, page 221

aeroplane meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

aeroplane in Hindi

aeroplane, aircraft, airliner, jet: विमान vimān
aeroplane, aircraft, airship: वायु-यान vāyu-yān

aeroplane in Tamil

பறனை, வான்பறனை, விமானம், வானூர்தி, வானவூர்தி

aeroplane in Kannada

aeroplane: ಗಾಳಿತೇರು gāḷitēru

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aeroplane in Gujarati: વિમાન vimān
aeroplane in Sanskrit: विमान vimā́na
aeroplane in Nepali: हवाईजहाज hawāījahāj

Examples of aeroplane in a sentence

As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly.
At slow taxiing speed, there is insufficient rudder authority to steer the aeroplane.
My ears popped as the aeroplane began to ascend.

All 30 example sentences with aeroplane

Synonyms of aeroplane

Forms of aeroplane

Noun
plural	aeroplanes
alternative Canada Philippines US	airplane
alternative form (dated)	aëroplane
alternative hypercorrect (nonstandard, dated)	æroplane
Verb
third-person singular present	aeroplanes
present participle	aeroplaning
past participle	aeroplaned
past	aeroplaned

Plural of aeroplane: aeroplanes

Origin of aeroplane

Borrowed from French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”), equivalent to aero- + plane. First used by Joseph Pline in an 1855 patent.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Aircraft_Design/NeHoahlhCGMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Joseph+Pline+glider&pg=PA3&printsec=frontcover;https://books.google.at/books?id=fSQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA768&dq=Joseph+Pline+brevet+1855&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgk5Cz_a_wAhXZhf0HHdjNAJwQ6AEwAnoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Pline%20brevet%201855&f=false

Words formed from aeroplane

Phrases with aeroplane

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Questions about aeroplane

What does aeroplane mean?: Aeroplane means synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
What is aeroplane in Hindi?: Aeroplane in Hindi is विमान (vimān), वायु-यान (vāyu-yān). See Aeroplane meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is aeroplane?: Aeroplane can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce aeroplane?: Aeroplane is pronounced /ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n/ (UK).
What is the plural of aeroplane?: The plural of aeroplane is aeroplanes.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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