aeroplane

Example Sentences

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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

"This is the blueprint of my life," said the actor, a lifelong aeroplane nut, who narrates the story.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

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

New Delhi city authorities, working with the government's Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday afternoon using a Cessna light aeroplane over the city's northern Burari area.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

What he lacked of course was a suitable power source: he tried to imagine an aeroplane powered by a steam engine, but the difficulties were obvious.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton