aeroplane
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aeroplane
1870–75; < French aéroplane, equivalent to aéro- aero- + -plane, apparently feminine of plan flat, level (< Latin plānus; plain 1 ), perhaps by association with forme plane; apparently coined and first used by French sculptor and inventor Joseph Pline in 1855
Example Sentences
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You could puff away on aeroplanes, in hospitals and in offices.
From BBC
The awards, which celebrate the sillier side of science, have held raucous ceremonies that see the winners showered with paper aeroplanes at universities in Massachusetts since 1991.
From Barron's
"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
It wasn't long before paper aeroplanes were being thrown onto the pitch by bored fans.
From Barron's
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
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