airplane

The word “airplane” means a powered aircraft with fixed wings and at least one engine, capable of carrying passengers or cargo. In plain terms, a flying vehicle with wings and engines — the everyday American word for what the British more often call an "aeroplane.".

“Airplane” is pronounced EH-uh-playn (/ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ in IPA).

Here is “airplane” used in a sentence: “The airplane climbed steadily after takeoff.”

Depending on how it is used, “airplane” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “airplane” comes from French. An American respelling of "aeroplane," itself formed from Greek aer ("air") and French plane, referring to the flat wing surface that generates lift.

“Airplane” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Airplane” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a powered aircraft with fixed wings and at least one engine, capable of carrying passengers or cargo.

They are two spellings of the same word for a powered, fixed-wing aircraft. 'Airplane' is the standard American English spelling, while 'aeroplane' is the traditional British English spelling.

'Aircraft' is the broad term for any machine that flies, including helicopters, gliders, and balloons. An 'airplane' is a specific type of aircraft that has fixed wings and at least one engine.

A jet is a type of airplane powered by one or more jet engines. 'Airplane' is the general term and also includes aircraft driven by propellers, so all jets are airplanes but not all airplanes are jets.

'Plane' is the common, slightly shorter everyday word for the same aircraft, and 'airplane' is the fuller form. They refer to the same thing, and 'plane' is used more often in casual speech.