airplane
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: air lane, aeroplane, aircrane, airline, sailplane, tailplane, midplane, airflare, biplane, air plant, airplay
Antonyms: air lane, aeroplane, aircrane, airline, sailplane, tailplane, midplane, airflare, biplane, air plant, airplay
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q197}} {{lb|en|chiefly|US|Canada|Philippines}} A [[powered]] [[heavier-than-air]] [[aircraft]] with [[fixed]] [[wing]]s: a [[fixed-wing]] aircraft with at least one [[engine]] or [[electric motor]].
- Any of various small [[flyable]] objects that are notionally comparable to such aircraft but aren't powered.
- {{senseid|en|spoonful of food}} {{lb|en|chiefly|US|Canada|Philippines}} A [[game#English:_any playful or competitive activity|game]] to encourage small children to [[eat#Verb|eat]], in which the parent or carer pretends that a [[spoonful#Noun|spoonful]] of [[food#English:_Q2095|food]] is an aircraft flying into the child's [[mouth#Noun|mouth]]; the [[spoonful#Noun|spoonful]] itself.
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To fly in an aeroplane.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To transport by aeroplane.
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