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aeroplane

[air-uh-playn] / ˈɛər əˌpleɪn /


NOUN
flying machine
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The equation, written in Omar al-Bayoumi's handwriting, indicates the height and distance required for a pilot to guide an aeroplane to a given object on the ground.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

He said: "I'll never forget going out of that aeroplane and falling through the air, but it was all over so quickly."

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 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

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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