■ 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'.
■ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004