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aeroplane

[air-uh-pleyn] / ˈɛər əˌpleɪn /


NOUN
flying machine
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"In this context, the player has been invited to Istanbul to advance the transfer negotiations and undergo medical examinations," they added with a photo of Guendouzi on an aeroplane.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 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

Father once tried to explain to me just how the aeroplane was supposed to work, but I never did follow much of it, though I do remember the shape.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep