aeroplane

aer·o·plane

A5120700 (âr′ə-plān′)n. Chiefly British Variant of airplane.

aeroplane

(ˈɛərəˌpleɪn) or

airplane

n (Aeronautics) a heavier-than-air powered flying vehicle with fixed wings[C19: from French aéroplane, from aero- + Greek -planos wandering, related to planet]

air•plane

art at airwaves (ˈɛərˌpleɪn)

n. 1. a heavier-than-air craft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers or jet propulsion. 2. any similar heavier-than-air craft, as a glider or helicopter. Also, esp. Brit., aeroplane. [1905–10, alter. of aeroplane, with air replacing aero-]

aeroplane

airplane

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Noun

aeroplane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"airplane, planecircumnavigation - traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, gas, gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"airliner - a commercial airplane that carries passengersamphibious aircraft, amphibian - an airplane designed to take off and land on waterbiplane - old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the otherbomber - a military aircraft that drops bombs during flightdefroster, deicer - heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)delta wing - an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangleescape hatch - hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergencyattack aircraft, fighter aircraft, fighter - a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the airfuselage - the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)hangar queen - an airplane with a bad maintenance recordheavier-than-air craft - a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel itcowl, cowling, bonnet, hood - protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"dip circle, inclinometer - a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)jet, jet plane, jet-propelled plane - an airplane powered by one or more jet engineslanding gear - an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the groundmonoplane - an airplane with a single wingmultiengine airplane, multiengine plane - a plane with two or more enginesnavigation light - light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tipfuel pod, pod - a detachable container of fuel on an airplanepropeller plane - an airplane that is driven by a propellerradar dome, radome - a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio wavesreconnaissance plane - a military airplane used to gain information about an enemyroll-on roll-off - a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destinationhydroplane, seaplane - an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"ski-plane - an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfieldtanker plane - an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest firewindscreen, windshield - transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehiclewing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplanelog - a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)seat, place - a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"highjacker, hijacker - someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destinationpassenger, rider - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating itdrift - the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)leeway - (of a ship or plane) sideways driftatomic number 22, Ti, titanium - a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmeniteprang - crashhunt - yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed"astern - (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"

aeroplane

noun plane, aircraft, jet, airplane, airliner (U.S. & Canad.), kite (Brit. slang), flying machine The aeroplane crashed in the mountains, killing 29.

Translations

飞机

aeroplane

(ˈeərəplein) noun (often abbreviated to plane. American ˈairplane) a machine for flying which is heavier than air and has wings.飞机

aeroplane

noun

Synonyms for aeroplane

noun plane

Synonyms

plane
aircraft
jet
airplane
airliner
kite
flying machine

Synonyms for aeroplane

noun an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

Synonyms

airplane
plane

Related Words

circumnavigation
accelerator
accelerator pedal
gas pedal
throttle
gas
gun
airliner
amphibious aircraft
amphibian
biplane
bomber
defroster
deicer
delta wing
escape hatch
attack aircraft
fighter aircraft
fighter
fuselage
hangar queen
heavier-than-air craft
cowl
cowling
bonnet
hood
dip circle
inclinometer
jet
jet plane
jet-propelled plane
landing gear
monoplane
multiengine airplane
multiengine plane
navigation light
fuel pod
pod
propeller plane
radar dome
radome
reconnaissance plane
roll-on roll-off
hydroplane
seaplane
ski-plane
tanker plane
windscreen
windshield
wing
log
seat
place
highjacker
hijacker
passenger
rider
drift
leeway
atomic number 22
Ti
titanium
prang
hunt
astern