AEROPLANE


Meaning of AEROPLANE in English

■ noun Brit. a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces.

Origin

C19: from Fr. aéroplane , from aéro- 'air' + Gk -planos 'wandering'.

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