What is an Airplane?
An airplane is a vehicle heavier than air, powered by an engine, which travels through the air by the reaction of air passing over its wings.
aeroplane
aeroplane [áirəplayn]
(plural aeroplanes)
n
engine-driven flying vehicle: a vehicle with wings and a jet engine or propellers that is heavier than air and is able to fly. North American term airplane
[Late 19th century. < French aéroplane < aéro- (< Greek aēr ‘air’) + -plane ]
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