airplane

Etymology

air + plane, alteration of aeroplane

noun

  1. (chiefly US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
  2. (transitive) To transport by aeroplane.

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