airplane

English

Boeing 737 airplane

Etymology

air +‎ plane, alteration of aeroplane

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛəpleɪn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛəɹˌpleɪ̯n/

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)pleɪn

Noun

airplane (plural airplanes)

1. (US, Canada, Philippines) Alternative form of aeroplane

Derived terms

• airplane cloth
• airplane mode
• paper airplane
• rubber band airplane

 

Translations

aeroplane — see aeroplane

Verb

airplane (third-person singular simple present airplanes, present participle airplaning, simple past and past participle airplaned)

1. (US, Canada, Philippines) Alternative form of aeroplane

Anagrams

• perianal