aero·plane [aeroplaneaeroplanes] BrE [ˈeərəpleɪn] NAmE [ˈerəpleɪn] (BrE) (alsoair·plane especially in NAmE) (alsoplane BrE, NAmE) noun a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines See also: ↑airplane▪ ↑plane
Word Origin: late 19th cent.: from French aéroplane, from aéro- ‘air’ + Greek -planos ‘wandering’.
Example Bank: •I've never flown in an aeroplane. •The aeroplane was carrying 350 people. •The president was never on the aeroplane at all. •aeroplanes flying overhead •flying in an aeroplane