AEROPLANE

airplane, aeroplane, plane

(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

aeroplane (plural aeroplanes)

(Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Irish, India, UK) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

(aeronautics, archaic) An airfoil.

Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.

Usage notes

Canada officially uses aeroplane, and this word was also formerly used in the US, but that country now uses airplane. Some speakers in those places (Canada and the United States) may still idiolectally use aeroplane, however.

Verb

aeroplane (third-person singular simple present aeroplanes, present participle aeroplaning, simple past and past participle aeroplaned)

(intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.

(transitive) To transport by aeroplane.

Source: Wiktionary

A"ër*o*plane` (, n. Etym: [Aëro- + plane.]

Definition: A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition