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airplanes

|air-planes|

🇺🇸

/ˈɛrˌpleɪnz/

🇬🇧

/ˈeəˌpleɪnz/

(airplane)

powered flying vehicle

Base Form	Plural	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle
airplane	airplanes	airplanes	airplaned	airplaned	airplaning

Etymology

Etymology Information

'airplane' originates from the combination of 'air' and 'plane,' where 'air' refers to the atmosphere and 'plane' refers to a flat surface.

Historical Evolution

'aeroplane' changed from the French word 'aéroplane' and eventually became the modern English word 'airplane'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'a flat surface for flying,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a powered flying vehicle.'

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces.

The airplanes took off one after another.

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Last updated: 2025/06/08 15:51