as in airplane
a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
an exhibit of a few of the aeroplanes that won the Battle of Britain
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Recent Examples of aeroplane
Birkin famously sketched her ideal bag on an aeroplane sickness bag and the rest is history.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aeroplane
Noun
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The airplane had reportedly departed from Marsh Harbor, Bahamas, and was headed for Freeport.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Unlike solar and wind power, fuel cells can be deployed on demand and power a wide range of applications, from data centers to space missions, passenger vehicles to airplanes.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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With White out and the possibility of James not being 100 per cent, Thomas Tuchel has previously played Ezri Konsa (who should be on the plane anyway as a centre-back option) as a right-back.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Two minutes later, the right engine of a plane traveling 150 mph slammed into Mott, bursting into flame upon impact.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Aeroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeroplane. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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