AIRPLANE


Meaning of AIRPLANE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈer-ˌplān ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of aeroplane

Date: 1907

: a powered heavier-than-air aircraft that has fixed wings from which it derives most of its lift

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airplane: 1 weather radar, 2 cockpit, 3 jet engine, 4 engine pod, 5 pylon, 6 wing, 7 vertical stabilizer, 8 rudder, 9, 10 tabs, 11 elevator, 12 horizontal stabilizer, 13 inboard flap, 14 inboard spoiler, 15, 16 tabs, 17 aileron, 18 outboard flap, 19 outboard spoiler, 20 sound suppressor, 21 thrust reverser, 22 cabin air intake, 23 fuselage, 24 nose landing gear

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