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airplane

[air-pleyn]

noun

  1. a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.

  2. any similar heavier-than-air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter.



airplane

/ ˈɛəˌɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: aeroplane.a heavier-than-air powered flying vehicle with fixed wings

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • proairplane adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of airplane1

1870–75, for an earlier sense; alteration of aeroplane, with air 1 replacing aero-
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Metal music fans heading to the mosh pits of Download festival this weekend are being urged to put their wearable technology into airplane mode to avoid making accidental 999 calls.

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Six people are presumed dead after a jet airplane crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego County on Thursday morning amid dense fog, but investigators have yet to release the names of those aboard.

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During World War II, Santa Monica and West Los Angeles had the largest concentrations of engineers and factories that were producing airplanes.

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But we cling to the images: Tom Cruise dangling from a ceiling, a cliff, a skyscraper, an airplane and, as we last saw him, a plummeting train.

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The researcher also noted that CPI data takes into account a high number of non-imported products, such as airplane tickets.

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