Definition of aeroplanenext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aeroplane Birkin famously sketched her ideal bag on an aeroplane sickness bag and the rest is history. — Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square. — Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol. — Brian Dillon, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 An aeroplane flies behind the Adani logo near a building construction site in Mumbai. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for aeroplane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aeroplane
Noun
  • In February 2023, 222 Nicaraguans boarded an airplane in Managua, uncertain what awaited them in the United States.
    — Lynn Northcutt Vega, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The short sortie—which lasted about a mile and reached only about 70 feet in altitude—made the 320-foot-wide behemoth the largest airplane ever to take flight.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Deputies said those aboard a nearby boat came to the assistance of possibly two people on the plane.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The people who were killed on the plane are owed a duty of safety and a duty of care by the manufacturer of the aircraft, the pilot and all involved parties, but the same duty is owed to the people on the ground.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Aeroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeroplane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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