Airplane
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛəˌpleɪ̯n/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Airplane is a noun meaning Any of various small flyable objects that are notionally comparable to such aircraft but aren't powered.
Meaning
Any of various small flyable objects that are notionally comparable to such aircraft but aren't powered.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
- (transitive) To transport by aeroplane.
- (chiefly US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
- (chiefly US, Canada, Philippines) 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.
Example Sentences
jet airplane
toy airplane
on an airplane
paper airplane
Word Forms
- airplanes
- airplaning
- airplaned
Synonyms for airplane
Depending on context, synonyms include plane, aeroplane.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aeroplane, plane, jetliner, warplane, helicopter, aviation.
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