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Aeroplane Flying Noun ˈeərəpleɪn ˈerəpleɪn Overhead Carrying People

Word3 aeroplane
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈeərəpleɪn/ /ˈerəpleɪn/
Example
  • aeroplanes flying overhead
  • the aeroplane was carrying 350 people.
  • i've never flown in an aeroplane.
  • the president was never on the aeroplane at all.
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aeroplane

(noun)/ˈeərəpleɪn/ /ˈerəpleɪn/
  1. a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines
    • aeroplanes flying overhead
    • The aeroplane was carrying 350 people.
    • I've never flown in an aeroplane.
    • The president was never on the aeroplane at all.

    Word Origin

    • late 19th cent.: from French aéroplane, from aéro- ‘air’ + Greek -planos ‘wandering’.
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