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AIRR-uh-playn/ˈeərəpleɪn/

An aeroplane is a flying vehicle with wings (British): by aeroplane, aeroplane tickets, a model aeroplane. Plane is the everyday short form. Aircraft is a wider, more formal cousin. Airport is the place. Airplane is the usual US spelling. Do not write aeroplane when you mean airport, or aeroplane vs helicopter.

Meaning

A flying vehicle with wings that carries people (British).

Examples

• “Our aeroplane left twenty minutes late in the rain.”
• “The aeroplane was full, so we had no spare seats together.”
• “Children waved at the aeroplane as it came in to land.”

Good to know

by aeroplane (British). Everyday: plane. US: airplane. Mix-up: airport.

Near in meaning

plane

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