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aeroplane

[air-uh-pleyn] / ˈɛər əˌpleɪn /


NOUN
flying machine
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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

A mixture of Hallmark-style schmaltz, Biblical-themed supernatural mystery and aeroplane disaster drama.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2025

"The airlines told Boeing what they really needed was the most fuel-efficient, economical long-range jetliner ever produced. They now wanted an aeroplane with a similar capacity to the Sonic Cruiser, minus the high speed."

From BBC Jun. 29, 2025

The aeroplane had no solid body; it was only an empty frame about twenty feet long, four feet high in front and angling up in back to only about a foot.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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