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单词 aeroplane
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Definition of aeroplane in English:

aeroplane

noun ˈɛːrəpleɪnˈɛrəˌpleɪn
British
  • A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces.

    North American term airplane
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am, of course, fully aware of the very significant differences between aeroplanes and helicopters.
    • They then went on to ransack a hangar belonging to the property, which houses an aeroplane, helicopter and car.
    • Some sprays were even applied from the air, using aeroplanes or helicopters.
    • The fighter aeroplane, of course, was essentially a short-range defensive weapon.
    • By then the real embodiment of air power - the aeroplane - was not quite five years old.
    Synonyms
    aircraft, craft, flying machine

Origin

Late 19th century: from French aéroplane, from aéro- 'air' + Greek -planos 'wandering'.

  • An aeroplane is literally an ‘air wanderer’. Coined in the late 19th century, the word is from French aéro- ‘air’ and Greek -planos ‘wandering’, and so the short form plane has the less-than-reassuring meaning of ‘wanderer’. See also plain, planet

 
 

Definition of aeroplane in US English:

aeroplane

nounˈɛrəˌpleɪnˈerəˌplān
British
  • A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces; an airplane.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By then the real embodiment of air power - the aeroplane - was not quite five years old.
    • The fighter aeroplane, of course, was essentially a short-range defensive weapon.
    • I am, of course, fully aware of the very significant differences between aeroplanes and helicopters.
    • Some sprays were even applied from the air, using aeroplanes or helicopters.
    • They then went on to ransack a hangar belonging to the property, which houses an aeroplane, helicopter and car.
    Synonyms
    aircraft, craft, flying machine

Origin

Late 19th century: from French aéroplane, from aéro- ‘air’ + Greek -planos ‘wandering’.

 
 
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