Aeroplane definition

erəplān
aeroplanes
See word origin
Frequency:
noun
1
1
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
noun
0
0
Advertisement

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
aeroplane
Plural:
aeroplanes, aroplanes

Origin of aeroplane

  • From French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeroplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aēr, “air”) + πλάνος (planos, “wandering”).

    From Wiktionary

Aeroplane Sentence Examples

  • Santos Dumont, after a number of successful experiments with dirigible cigarshaped gas balloons, completed an aeroplane flying machine.

  • The vertical axes are surmounted by two parachutes, and the body of the machine is furnished with an engine, propeller, rudders and an extensive aeroplane.

  • At a trial carried out in 1894 at Bexley, Kent, only the main aeroplane, the fore and aft rudders, and the top and bottom side planes were in position.

  • Penaud next directed his attention to the construction of a model, to be propelled by a screw and sustained by an elastic aeroplane extending horizontally.

  • High overhead, like a gigantic awning, was the slightly concavo-convex main aeroplane, tilted towards the front at an imperceptible angle, and stretched taut.

More sentences

Related articles

Also Mentioned In

Words near aeroplane in the Dictionary