aeroplane
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aeroplane
1870–75; < French aéroplane, equivalent to aéro- aero- + -plane, apparently feminine of plan flat, level (< Latin plānus; cf. plain 1), perhaps by association with forme plane; apparently coined and first used by French sculptor and inventor Joseph Pline in 1855
Example Sentences
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In the meantime, she remains a popular figure at The Real Aeroplane Club, north of Howden, where she is the youngest of only five women.
From BBC • May 25, 2022
Aeroplane flights can gather much more precise measurements of NO2 plumes, down to a resolution of around 100 metres2, but are expensive.
From Nature • Feb. 11, 2019
For what it’s worth, I love Neutral Milk Hotel more than I love Nas, but I’d have to be a fool to claim their In the Aeroplane Over the Sea trumps Illmatic for “greatness”.
From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2018
On opening night, the two Powers moved pronto from “Old Billy,” a William Selig comedy, to “An Aeroplane Elopement,” a Vitagraph comedy-drama.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2016
They released this absolutely fantastic album called In the Aeroplane Over the Sea in 1998 and haven't been heard from since, purportedly because their lead singer lives in a cave in New Zealand.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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