Definition of aeroplane
chiefly British
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Examples of aeroplane in a Sentence
an exhibit of a few of the aeroplanes that won the Battle of Britain
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On the sixteenth day of August, O'Brien was in a fleet of British aeroplanes that set forth to repel an attack.
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Archaeologists recently dug up a gigantic flying killer dinosaur as big as an aeroplane.
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Origin and Etymology of aeroplane
French aéroplane, from aéro- aer- + -plane, probably from feminine of plan flat, level, from Latin planus — more at floor
aeroplane Synonyms
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airplane [chiefly British], planeRelated Words
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