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aeroplanes

/ˈeə.ɹə.pleɪnz/

aeroplanes is the plural of aeroplane.

aeroplanes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of aeroplane.

Meaning of aeroplane

Noun

aeroplane (plural aeroplanes)

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    airplane
  2. (Commonwealth) Synonym of airplane. A game played when spoon-feeding children.
    Synonyms:
    airplane
  3. (archaic, obsolete) Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface.
    Synonyms:
    airfoil
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.

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Phrases with aeroplanes

Questions about aeroplanes

What is aeroplanes the plural of?
Aeroplanes is the plural of aeroplane.
How do you pronounce aeroplanes?
Aeroplanes is pronounced /ˈeə.ɹə.pleɪnz/.

Words near aeroplanes in the dictionary

  1. aeroplane mode
  2. aeroplane modes
  3. aeroplaned
  4. aeroplaner
  5. aeroplaners
  6. aeroplanes
  7. aeroplaning
  8. aeroplanist
  9. aeroplanists
  10. aeroplankton
  11. aeroplanktonic

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