aeroplane
Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wingsSynonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
» The paper aeroplane slowly glided to the ground.
Das Papierflugzeug sank langsam zur Erde.
Das Papierflugzeug glitt langsam zu Boden.
Бумажный самолётик медленно спланировал на землю.
Meaning
4 senses(Commonwealth)Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
(Commonwealth)Synonym of airplane. A game played when spoon-feeding children.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.
(archaic, obsolete)Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface.
Examples
69 sentencesThe paper aeroplane slowly glided to the ground.
ruБумажный самолётик медленно спланировал на землю.
deDas Papierflugzeug sank langsam zur Erde.
Tom is good at making paper aeroplanes.
Том уміє добре робити паперові літачки.
Aeroplanes are expensive.
Літаки дорогі.
ruСамолёты дорогие.
The aeroplane was just taking off.
deDas Flugzeug war gerade dabei zu starten.
The aeroplane is at the airport.
deDas Flugzeug befindet sich am Flughafen.
Origin
Borrowed from French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in aBorrowed 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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