aeroplane
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noun \ˈer-ə-ˌplān\Definition of AEROPLANE
chiefly British : airplane
See Examples of AEROPLANE
- <an exhibit of a few of the aeroplanes that won the Battle of Britain>
Origin of AEROPLANE
French aéroplane, from aéro- aer- + -plane, probably from feminine of plan flat, level, from Latin planus — more at floor
First Known Use: 1873
Rhymes with AEROPLANE
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