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aeroplane

[air-uh-pleyn] / ˈɛər əˌpleɪn /


NOUN
flying machine
Synonyms


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

From Barron's May 15, 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

He says: "I thought about it, I spoke to the wife and said do you mind if I go and play on an aeroplane? That was four years ago."

From BBC Nov. 9, 2025

India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

Future aeronauts would call these little wings elevators, because they forced the aeroplane up and down in the air.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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