What does airplane mean?

Definitions for airplane
ˈɛərˌpleɪnair·plane

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. airplane, aeroplane, planenoun

    an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

    "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

GCIDE

  1. airplanenoun

    a heavier-than-air aircraft. Same as aeroplane.

Wiktionary

  1. airplanenoun

    A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

  2. Etymology: alteration of aeroplane

Wikipedia

  1. Airplane

    An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spectrum of uses for airplanes includes recreation, transportation of goods and people, military, and research. Worldwide, commercial aviation transports more than four billion passengers annually on airliners and transports more than 200 billion tonne-kilometers of cargo annually, which is less than 1% of the world's cargo movement. Most airplanes are flown by a pilot on board the aircraft, but some are designed to be remotely or computer-controlled such as drones. The Wright brothers invented and flew the first airplane in 1903, recognized as "the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight". They built on the works of George Cayley dating from 1799, when he set forth the concept of the modern airplane (and later built and flew models and successful passenger-carrying gliders) and the work of German pioneer of human aviation Otto Lilienthal, who, between 1867 and 1896, also studied heavier-than-air flight. Lilienthal's flight attempts in 1891 are seen as the beginning of human flight. Following its limited use in World War I, aircraft technology continued to develop. Airplanes had a presence in all the major battles of World War II. The first jet aircraft was the German Heinkel He 178 in 1939. The first jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, was introduced in 1952. The Boeing 707, the first widely successful commercial jet, was in commercial service for more than 50 years, from 1958 to at least 2013.

ChatGPT

  1. airplane

    An airplane is a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces. It uses propellers or jet engines to generate thrust, allowing it to travel through the air. It is used for transportation of people, goods, or military purposes and requires a runway for takeoff and landing.

Editors Contribution

  1. airplane

    A type of aircraft.

    The airplane was so efficient.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of airplane in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of airplane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of airplane in a Sentence

  1. Ross Mitchell:

    They have seen our airplane go through the certification process and now enter into service. There is certainly a lot more competition and they are probably concerned about what the CSeries means for their business.

  2. Brent Goodfellow:

    She is already saying she does n’t want to be on an airplane ever again, i sat with the family for about 3 hours … she did n’t want to be touched by her mom, every time she went to give her kind of a loving touch she would jump.

  3. Monica Phromsavanh:

    Two weeks later, I was on an airplane for the first time in my life and landed at JFK without knowing a word of English.

  4. Tiger Woods:

    To have them experience what it feels like to be part of a major championship and watch their dad fail and not get it done, and now to be a part of it when I did get it done, I think it's two memories that they will never forget, just watching them fight over the Green Jacket on the airplane was pretty funny. 'I want to wear it! no, I want to wear it!' — and that's something I certainly will never forget.

  5. Assistant Attorney General David Burns:

    Boeing’s employees chose the path of profit over candor by concealing material information from the FAA concerning the operation of its 737 MAX airplane and engaging in an effort to cover up their deception.

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