Definition

1. Noun:
   • A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings: An aeroplane is a heavier-than-air aircraft that uses wings to generate lift and is powered by engines, typically with propellers or jets, for forward propulsion.

Usage

• The word "aeroplane" is a standard term for this type of vehicle. It is commonly used in formal and technical contexts, as well as in everyday speech in many English-speaking regions, particularly the UK and Commonwealth countries.
• It refers to the complete vehicle used for transporting people or goods through the air.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The aeroplane took off smoothly from the runway.
  • We traveled across the country by aeroplane.
  • The museum has a vintage aeroplane on display.

Advanced Usage

• "by aeroplane": Indicates the mode of transport.
  • It is much faster to send the package by aeroplane.
• "aeroplane mode": A setting on electronic devices that disables wireless transmission functions, named by analogy to the restrictions on such devices during a flight. (Note: More commonly called "airplane mode" in American English).
  • Please switch your phone to aeroplane mode.

Variants and Related Words

• Airplane (n): The more common term in American English, synonymous with "aeroplane."
• Aircraft (n): A broader term that includes aeroplanes, helicopters, gliders, etc.
• Aviator (n): A person who flies an aeroplane; a pilot.
• Aviation (n): The activity or industry of flying aircraft.

Synonyms

• Airplane: (US English equivalent).
• Plane: A common short form.
• Jet: Specifically refers to an aeroplane powered by jet engines.
• Aircraft: A more general term.

Related Phrases

• Board an aeroplane: To get on an aeroplane as a passenger.
  • We will board the aeroplane in thirty minutes.
• Pilot an aeroplane: To operate and control an aeroplane.
  • She learned to pilot an aeroplane at a young age.

Idioms

• Paper aeroplane: A toy made by folding paper into a shape that can be thrown to glide through the air.
  • The children were making paper aeroplanes in class.
• As if/though you've just stepped off an aeroplane: Looking disoriented, tired, or out of place, as one might after a long flight.
  • He wandered into the meeting looking as though he'd just stepped off an aeroplane.

Noun

1. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
   • the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane