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: a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings from which it derives most of its lift
Examples of airplane in a Sentence
my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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Another scene depicts an incident in which an airplane landed close to Heder’s character’s head during the renovation process.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2018, during his first term, Trump imposed tariffs of 30% to 50% on goods imported from China, forcing Beijing to retaliate with its own tariffs against US goods like aluminum, airplanes, cars, pork and soybeans.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
First stop was an airplane hangar in East L.A., followed by a warehouse in Venice.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In a sign that both campaigns are targeting voters in battleground states as Tuesday's election nears, the airplanes carrying the presidential and vice presidential candidates have been forced to share the tarmac.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
alteration of aeroplane
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airplane. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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airplane
noun
air·plane
ˈa(ə)r-ˌplān
ˈe(ə)r-
: a fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft that is driven by a propeller or by a forceful stream of gases backward and is supported by the reaction of the air against its wings
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