"aeroplane" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈeɪ.əɹ-] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈɛː.ɹow.plejn] [Multicultural-London-English], [ˈɛː.ɹow.pleːn] [Multicultural-London-English], /ˈɛɚ.ə.pleɪ̯n/ [US] Audio: en-uk-aeroplane.ogg , EN-AU ck1 aeroplane.ogg Forms: aeroplanes [plural]
Etymology: From French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”). First used by Joseph Pline in an 1855 patent.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Aircraft_Design/NeHoahlhCGMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Joseph+Pline+glider&pg=PA3&printsec=frontcover;https://books.google.at/books?id=fSQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA768&dq=Joseph+Pline+brevet+1855&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgk5Cz_a_wAhXZhf0HHdjNAJwQ6AEwAnoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Pline%20brevet%201855&f=false Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|aéroplane}} French aéroplane, {{der|en|grc|ἀερόπλανος||wandering in air}} Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), {{m|grc|ἀήρ||air}} ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”), {{m|grc|πλάνος||wandering}} πλάνος (plános, “wandering”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aeroplane (plural aeroplanes)
  1. (aviation, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Singapore, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia) Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings. Tags: Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New-Zealand, Singapore, South-Africa, UK Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: airplane [synonym, synonym-of]
  2. (aeronautics, archaic, obsolete) Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface. Tags: archaic, obsolete Categories (topical): Aeronautics Synonyms: airfoil [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-aeroplane-en-noun-FR~Zxl0Q Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.
    Sense id: en-aeroplane-en-noun-n2NUMgnL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aëroplane [dated], airplane [Canada, Philippines, US], æroplane [dated, nonstandard] Derived forms: aeroplane mode, hydroaeroplane [dated], paper aeroplane, plane Related terms: aero-, plane, aeronautics, hydroplane, aero, aerospace, aerodrome

Verb

IPA: [ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈeɪ.əɹ-] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈɛː.ɹow.plejn] [Multicultural-London-English], [ˈɛː.ɹow.pleːn] [Multicultural-London-English], /ˈɛɚ.ə.pleɪ̯n/ [US] Audio: en-uk-aeroplane.ogg , EN-AU ck1 aeroplane.ogg Forms: aeroplanes [present, singular, third-person], aeroplaning [participle, present], aeroplaned [participle, past], aeroplaned [past]
Etymology: From French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”). First used by Joseph Pline in an 1855 patent.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Aircraft_Design/NeHoahlhCGMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Joseph+Pline+glider&pg=PA3&printsec=frontcover;https://books.google.at/books?id=fSQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA768&dq=Joseph+Pline+brevet+1855&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgk5Cz_a_wAhXZhf0HHdjNAJwQ6AEwAnoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Pline%20brevet%201855&f=false Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|aéroplane}} French aéroplane, {{der|en|grc|ἀερόπλανος||wandering in air}} Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), {{m|grc|ἀήρ||air}} ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”), {{m|grc|πλάνος||wandering}} πλάνος (plános, “wandering”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} aeroplane (third-person singular simple present aeroplanes, present participle aeroplaning, simple past and past participle aeroplaned)
  1. (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane. Tags: intransitive
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  2. (transitive) To transport by aeroplane. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-aeroplane-en-verb-hfmf0nZx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aëroplane [dated], airplane [Canada, Philippines, US], æroplane [dated, nonstandard] Related terms: aircraft, airplane, glider, helicopter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "engineering",
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        "Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface."
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        "Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes."
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