aeroplane

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aeroplane

/ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n/ UK
/ˈeɪ.əɹ-/ UK, dated
/ˈɛː.ɹə.plɛjn/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɛː.ɹoʊ̯.plɛɪ̯n/ Multicultural London English
[ˈɛː.ɹow.plejn] Multicultural London English
[ˈɛː.ɹow.pleːn] Multicultural London English
/ˈeː.ɹə.plæɪ̯n/ Australia
/ˈe.ɹə.plæɪ̯n/ Australia
/ˈɛɹ.ə.pleɪ̯n/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun aeroplanes · aëroplane · airplane · æroplane

Commonwealth Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings. Schicklgruber's aeroplanes we smash right to the ground.
Similar: airplane
Commonwealth Synonym of airplane. A game played when spoon-feeding children.
Similar: airplane
archaic, obsolete Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface.
Similar: airfoil
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.

verb aeroplanes · aeroplaning · aeroplaned · aëroplane · airplane

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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: airplane, plane, jetliner, warplane, aircraft, aviation, airliner, airline, jet, airfare, flight, flying, passenger, commuter, fare, enrolment

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@misc{aeroplane_2026,
  title = {aeroplane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aeroplane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}