An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through the air.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use aeroplane
Synonyms: plane, aircraft, jet, aeroplane More Synonyms of airplane
airplane in British English
(ˈɛəˌpleɪn)
noun
US and Canadian
a heavier-than-air powered flying vehicle with fixed wings
Also called: aeroplane
airplane in American English
(ˈɛrˌpleɪn)
noun
a fixed-wing aircraft, heavier than air, that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces of air as it is driven forward by a screw propeller or by other means, as jet propulsion
Word origin
altered, infl. by air, from earlier aeroplane
Examples of 'airplane' in a sentence
airplane
Who first understood what was required to make an airplane fly?
Marius, Richard A Short Guide to Writing About History (1995)
Sky is blue and airplane flying above us, low and clear.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For an airplane to fly east, it must push air west.
Schneider, Hermann & Schneider, Leo The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language (1988)
Dozens of theories were put forward at the time, including a crashed airplane or meteorite shower.
The Sun (2008)
A management consultant compared leadership in calm and leadership in crisis with flying an airplane.
Christianity Today (2000)
If an airplane crashed here a few hours ago, then it would have had to cut a swathe through it!
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Chinese translation of 'airplane'
airplane
(ˈɛəpleɪn) (US)
n(c)
飞(飛)机(機) (fēijī) (架, jià)
英 = aeroplane
Nearby words of
airplane
airline
airliner
airmail
airplane
airport
airtight
airy
(noun)
Definition
an aeroplane
an airplane bound for Sao Paolo
Synonyms
plane
He had plenty of time to catch his plane.
aircraft
The return flight of the aircraft was delayed.
jet
He had arrived from Jersey by jet.
aeroplane
An aeroplane flew low overhead.
airliner
After a 45-minute stopover, the airliner took off again.
kite (British, slang)
flying machine
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aeroplane
Definition
a heavier-than-air powered flying vehicle with fixed wings
An aeroplane flew low overhead.
Synonyms
plane,
aircraft,
jet,
airplane,
airliner (US, Canadian),
kite (British, slang),
flying machine
in the sense of aircraft
Definition
any machine capable of flying, such as a glider or aeroplane
The return flight of the aircraft was delayed.
Synonyms
plane,
jet,
aeroplane,
airplane (US, Canadian),
airliner,
kite (British, slang),
flying machine
in the sense of airliner
Definition
a large passenger aircraft
After a 45-minute stopover, the airliner took off again.