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aeroplane

[air-uh-pleyn] / ˈɛər əˌpleɪn /


NOUN
flying machine
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"It pains us when we hear an aeroplane flying overhead," Patni said, adding that their home was near the flight path of the airport in Ahmedabad, the main city in the state of Gujarat.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Its FP1 and FP2 drones, each the size of a small aeroplane, have carried out 60% of Ukraine's long-range strikes.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2025

Produced since 1988, the A320 is the world's best-selling aeroplane.

From Barron's Nov. 29, 2025

A 70-year-old man has died after a light aeroplane crash-landed at an airfield near Sherburn in Elmet.

From BBC Nov. 2, 2025

When they were aimed upward, they sent the wind at an angle around and through the rest of the aeroplane so the machine would go up.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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