airplane
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Also seen as: airplanes · airplaning · airplaned
Sense 1
A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
Máy bay có cánh cố định, nặng hơn không khí, có ít nhất một động cơ hoặc động cơ điện
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NounRegister: US
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor. — One that can carry a person or persons.
Máy bay có cánh cố định, nặng hơn không khí, có ít nhất một động cơ hoặc động cơ điện, có thể chở người
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
NounRegister: US
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
To fly in an aeroplane.
Verb
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 4
To transport by aeroplane.
Verb
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “airplane” mean?
A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
Is “airplane” formal or informal?
airplane is generally US.