airplane
pronunciation
How to pronounce airplane in British English:
UK [ˈeəpleɪn]
How to pronounce airplane in American English:
US [ˈerpleɪn]
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- Noun:
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
Word Origin
- airplane (n.)
- 1907, from air (n.1) + plane (n.1); though the original references are British, the word caught on in American English, where it largely superseded earlier aeroplane (1873 in this sense and still common in British English). Aircraft "airplane" also is from 1907. Lord Byron, speculatively, used air-vessel (1822).
Example
- 1. Airports charge airlines by the weight of the airplane .
- 2. Then a passenger airplane crashed near islamabad on july 28th , killing all 152 passengers and crew .
- 3. She fell out of my airplane .
- 4. He owns several homes and an airplane .
- 5. Jacob also knows his way around an airplane .