Synonyms of aeroplane

aeroplane

noun

ˈer-ə-ˌplān 

chiefly British

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• airplane
• plane
• airliner
• aircraft
• airship
• ship
• jet
• biplane
• airframe
• bomber
• tractor
• seaplane
• tanker
• turbojet
• freighter
• liner
• jetliner
• turboprop
• air taxi
• supersonic
• fighter
• supersonic transport
• aerospace plane
• glider
• rocket plane
• amphibian
• warplane
• aerodyne
• trimotor
• sailplane
• triplane
• trijet
• superjet
• torpedo bomber
• lightplane
• tilt-rotor
• towplane
• jump jet
• air-cushion vehicle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aeroplane

While turbulence has occasionally caused aeroplanes to crash, most of those tragedies happened several decades ago before modern safety analysis techniques made flying safer. —Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024

The bombardment of the open town far behind the lines occupied precisely three hours and a quarter, during which a powerful fleet of aeroplanes … did not cease unloading on the town bombs weighing from 1000 lbs. —Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024

Will Boeing continue to produce and design great aeroplanes, well-put together, reliable, for the customer base? —Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024

Indian airlines are already placing orders for record numbers of aeroplanes. —Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2023