Definition of airplane
: a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings from which it derives most of its lift
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my uncle learned how to fly an airplane during World War II
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The rationale was that the American military relies on steel for airplanes, ships and other equipment.
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Twenty years earlier, General Billy Mitchell had used an airplane to sink a battleship, but changing the trajectory of military thinking, and hence procurement, often requires changing a service’s viscous culture.
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Stop into the Studio City store for model cars, airplanes, and rockets as well as dollhouse materials with all of the trimmings, including miniature furniture and home accessories.
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Controversy over insecticides remains, especially naled, which was sprayed from airplanes last summer.
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Combat Caravan installs hardpoints on the airplane's wings capable of launching Hellfire air-to-ground missiles.
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In this Nov. 20, 2015, picture, UPS workers pull a container across a floor containing casters after it was unloaded from an airplane at the company’s Worldport hub in Louisville, Ky.
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On the far right of the photo is a barge with an airplane on it, supposedly Earhart's.
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Airplanes and cars rarely pose an issue with vulvovaginal health, with a few exceptions, according to Dr. Calhoun.
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Origin and Etymology of airplane
alteration of aeroplane
AIRPLANE Defined for English Language Learners
airplane
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: a machine that has wings and an engine and that flies through the air
AIRPLANE Defined for Kids
airplane
playDefinition of airplane for Students
: an aircraft with wings which do not move, that is heavier than air, is driven by a propeller or jet engine, and is supported by the action of the air against its wings
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