aeroplane
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n//
- United Kingdom//ˈeɪ.əɹ-//
- United Kingdom//ˈɛː.ɹə.plɛjn//
- //ˈɛː.ɹoʊ̯.plɛɪ̯n//
Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
noun
- 1
Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
Schicklgruber's aeroplanes we smash right to the ground.
Piccard and Borschberg initially considered a zeppelin-like solar-powered airship but realised it would be just as difficult to make as an aeroplane and would be less quick through the air.
- 2
Synonym of airplane. A game played when spoon-feeding children.
- 3
archaicSynonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface.
- 4
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek πλανάω (planáō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος (āeróplănos)der. French aéroplanebor. English aeroplane Borrowed from French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”), equivalent to aero- + plane. First used by Joseph Pline in an 1855 patent.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Aircraft_Design/NeHoahlhCGMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Joseph+Pline+glider&pg=PA3&printsec=frontcover;https://books.google.at/books?id=fSQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA768&dq=Joseph+Pline+brevet+1855&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgk5Cz_a_wAhXZhf0HHdjNAJwQ6AEwAnoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Pline%20brevet%201855&f=false
verb
- 1
To fly in an aeroplane.
- 2
To transport by aeroplane.
The rod was discarded, and then, hand over hand, the prize of them all was aeroplaned to the top of the cliff.
Forms
- plural
- aeroplanes
- past tense
- aeroplaned
- past participle
- aeroplaned
- present participle
- aeroplaning
- third person singular
- aeroplanes
aeroplane · Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
Aeryn · A female given name.aesthetic · Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.afar · At, to, or from a great distance; far away.