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aeroplane definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" [syn: airplane, aeroplane, plane]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French aéroplane, from aéro- aer- + -plane, probably from feminine of plan flat, level, from Latin planus — more at floor Date: 1873 chiefly British airplane

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. esp. Brit. a powered heavier-than-air flying vehicle with fixed wings. Etymology: F aéroplane (as AERO-, PLANE(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Aeroplane A"["e]r*o*plane`, n. [A["e]ro- + plane.] A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Aeroplane A"["e]r*o*plane`, n. [A["e]ro- + plane.] (A["e]ronautics) A light rigid plane used in a["e]rial navigation to oppose sudden upward or downward movement in the air, as in gliding machines; specif., such a plane slightly inclined and driven forward as a lifting device in some flying machines; hence, a flying machine using such a device. These machines are called monoplanes, biplanes, triplanes, or quadruplanes, according to the number of main supporting planes used in their constraction. Being heavier than air they depend for their levitation on motion imparted by one or more propellers actuated by a gasoline engine. They start from the ground by a run on small wheels or runners, and are guided by a steering apparatus consisting of horizontal and vertical movable planes. There are many varieties of form and construction, which in some cases are known by the names of their inventors.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Passive balloon Pas"sive bal*loon" or aeroplane a"["e]r*o*plane One unprovided with motive power.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(aeroplanes) An aeroplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through the air. (BRIT; in AM, use airplane) = plane, aircraft N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

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