aeroplanenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeə.rə.pleɪn/us/ˈer.ə.pleɪn/UK US airplaneA2 a vehicle designed for air travel that has wings and one or more engines:
She has her own private aeroplane.
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- I've nearly finished making my model aeroplane - I just have to glue the wings on.
- The aeroplane had to make a forced landing because one of the engines cut out.
- To be honest, the thought of jumping out of a moving aeroplane makes my hair stand on end.
- Anything to do with aeroplanes and flying fascinates him.
- Model aeroplanes come in pieces which you have to put together.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- air ambulance
- biplane
- copter
- dive-bomber
- drone
- fixed-wing
- flying boat
- glider
- jet
- jet-propelled
- light aircraft
- microlight
- plane
- seaplane
- transport plane
- turbojet
- turboprop
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- winged
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