aeroplane

See also: aéroplane and aëroplane

English
An aeroplane (Airbus A330)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeə.ɹə.pleɪn/
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Noun

aeroplane (plural aeroplanes)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Britain) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
  2. (aeronautics, archaic) An airfoil.

Usage notes
  • This word was also formerly used in Canada and the US, but those regions now use airplane. Some speakers in those places may still idiolectally use aeroplane, however.

Derived terms

Translations
airplane — see airplane

See also
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