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aeroplane

[ air-uh-pleyn ]

noun

, Chiefly British.


aeroplane

/ ˈɛərəˌpleɪn; ˈɛəˌpleɪn /

noun

  1. a heavier-than-air powered flying vehicle with fixed wings
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aeroplane1

1870–75; < French aéroplane, equivalent to aéro- aero- + -plane, apparently feminine of plan flat, level (< Latin plānus; plain 1 ), perhaps by association with forme plane; apparently coined and first used by French sculptor and inventor Joseph Pline in 1855
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aeroplane1

C19: from French aéroplane, from aero- + Greek -planos wandering, related to planet
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Example Sentences

The region is located near North America and has seen the disappearance of countless aeroplanes and ships.

I do not recall what sort of aeroplane Mr. Hughes had at the time; however, it was quite comfortable, as I recall.

An aeroplane had reported that the Goeben had come into the Narrows, presumably to fire over the Peninsula with her big guns.

Presently the aeroplane came into sight again and was greeted with a sudden roar of cheering.

The aeroplane had been hoisted to its elevated position by means of a stout rope passing through a pulley at the top of the pole.

So far as can be seen by aeroplane scouting, this ridge is still unoccupied; certainly it is unentrenched.

A novelty for a window display is made of a model aeroplane flying by its own power.

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