airplane

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English

Boeing 737 airplane

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Etymology

air +‎ plane, alteration of aeroplane

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹˌpleɪ̯n/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)pleɪn

Noun

airplane (plural airplanes)

  1. (US, Canada) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

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Verb

airplane (third-person singular simple present airplanes, present participle airplaning, simple past and past participle airplaned)

  1. (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
  2. (transitive) To transport by aeroplane.

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