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aeroplane

[air-uh-pleyn] / 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

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

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

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

The vertical rudders allowed the aeroplane to make a level turn to the left or to the right.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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