airplane

1. (Canada, Philippines, US)A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.

   on an airplane

   jet airplane

   an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

2. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.

   (Canada, Philippines, US, usually)One that can carry a person or persons.

   They use airplanes to deliver mail and supplies to the far northern villages.

   Flugzeug, Flieger, Maschine

   самолётsamoljót, аэропла́нaeroplán

   літа́кliták, аеропла́нaeroplán

3. Any of various small flyable objects that are notionally comparable to such aircraft but aren't powered.

   toy airplane

   paper airplane

4. (Canada, Philippines, US)A game to encourage small children to eat, in which the parent or carer pretends that a spoonful of food is an aircraft flying into the child's mouth; the spoonful itself.

   Near-synonym: choo-choo train

   Here comes the airplane! Open wide!

1. My father can fly an airplane.

   Мій батько вміє крувати літаком. — ascolto

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2. I want to travel by airplane.

   Я хочу летіти літаком. — deniko

   ruЯ хочу лететь самолётом. — mpffll

   deIch möchte mit dem Flugzeug reisen. — Manfredo

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3. I've never flown in an airplane.

   Я ніколи не літав на літаку. — deniko

   ruЯ никогда не летал на самолете. — odexed

   deIch bin noch nie mit dem Flugzeug geflogen. — MUIRIEL

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4. Tom likes to make paper airplanes.

   Том любить робити паперові літачки. — deniko

   ruТом любит делать самолётики из бумаги. — sharptoothed

   deTom faltet gerne Papierflieger. — Zaghawa

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5. The airplane took off ten minutes ago.

   Літак злетів десять хвилин тому. — deniko

   ruСамолёт взлетел десять минут назад. — marafon

   deDas Flugzeug hat vor zehn Minuten abgehoben. — MUIRIEL

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