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aeroplane
English
Alternative forms
- aëroplane (dated)
- airplane (US)
- æroplane (nonstandard, dated)
Etymology
From French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ??? (a?r, “air”) + ?????? (plános, “wandering”). First used by Joseph Pline in an 1855 patent.[1];[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?.??.ple?n/
Noun
aeroplane (plural aeroplanes)
- (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, India, Britain) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
- (aeronautics, archaic) An airfoil.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.
Usage notes
Canada officially uses aeroplane, and this word was also formerly used in the US, but that country now uses airplane. Some speakers in those places (Canada and the United States) may still idiolectally use aeroplane, however.
Derived terms
- plane
- hydroaeroplane (dated)
Related terms
- aero-
- plane
Translations
Verb
aeroplane (third-person singular simple present aeroplanes, present participle aeroplaning, simple past and past participle aeroplaned)
- (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
- (transitive) To transport by aeroplane.
- 1919, The American Angler (volume 4, page 221)
- The rod was discarded, and then, hand over hand, the prize of them all was aeroplaned to the top of the cliff.
- 1919, The American Angler (volume 4, page 221)
See also
- aircraft
- glider
- helicopter
- airplane
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vortilon
English
Noun
vortilon (plural vortilons)
- A small attachment mounted under the wing of an aeroplane to induce vortices to aid stability in flight.
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- what does a vortilon do
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