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aeroplane.

Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n/Received-Pronunciation/ˈeɪ.əɹ-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛː.ɹə.plɛjn/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɛː.ɹoʊ̯.plɛɪ̯n/Multicultural-London-English

  1. Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

    Commonwealth

  2. Synonym of airplane. A game played when spoon-feeding children.

    Commonwealth

  3. Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface.

    archaic · obsolete

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

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r 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/ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n/Received-Pronunciation/ˈeɪ.əɹ-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛː.ɹə.plɛjn/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɛː.ɹoʊ̯.plɛɪ̯n/Multicultural-London-English

  1. To fly in an aeroplane.

    intransitive

  2. To transport by aeroplane.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r 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

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