airplane
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airplane
- /ˈɛəˌpleɪ̯n/ UK
- /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ US
Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)pleɪn
noun airplanes · aeroplane · aëroplane · plane
- A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor. on an airplane
- One that can carry a person or persons. They use airplanes to deliver mail and supplies to the far northern villages.
- Any of various small flyable objects that are notionally comparable to such aircraft but aren't powered. toy airplane
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A game to encourage small children to eat, in which the parent or carer pretends that a spoonful of food is an aircraft flying into the child's mouth; the spoonful itself.
Near-synonym: choo-choo train
Similar: choo-choo train
verb airplanes · airplaning · airplaned · aeroplane · aëroplane
- To fly in an aeroplane.
- To transport by aeroplane.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aeroplane, plane, jetliner, warplane, helicopter, aviation, airport, airliner, aircraft, airline, airlift, aeronautical, jet, airfare, flight, flying
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noun powered aircraft
| Español | avión, aeroplano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비행기 bihaenggi, 항공기 hanggonggi |
| 日本語 | 飛行機 hikōki, 航空機 kōkūki |
| 中文 | 飛機 /飞机 fēijī, 飛行機 /飞行机 fēixíngjī |
| हिन्दी | विमान vimān, हवाई जहाज़ havāī jahāz, वायु-यान vāyu-yān |
| Kiswahili | ndege, eropleni |
| Português | avião, aeroplano |
| Français | avion, aéroplane |
| Deutsch | Flugzeug, Flieger, Maschine |
| Italiano | aereo, aeroplano, apparecchio, aeromobile |
| Ελληνικά | αεροπλάνο aeropláno, αεροσκάφος aeroskáfos |
| Română | aeroplan, avion |
| Русский | самолёт samoljót, аэропла́н aeroplán |
| Tiếng Việt | máy bay, tàu bay |
| العربية | طَائِرَة ṭāʔira, طَيَّارَة ṭayyāra |
| עברית | מָטוֹס matós, אווירון, אֲוִירוֹן avirón |
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title = {airplane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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