AIRPLANE

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

airplane (plural airplanes)

(US, Canada) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

Verb

airplane (third-person singular simple present airplanes, present participle airplaning, simple past and past participle airplaned)

(intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.

(transitive) To transport by aeroplane.

Anagrams

• perianal

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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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