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airplane1907, from air (n.1) + plane (n.1); though the original references are British, the word caught on in American English, where it largely superseded earlier aeroplane (1873 in this sense and still comm [..]
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airplaneAn aircraft that uses the force of air on its wings (called lift) to fly.
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airplaneaeroplan
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airplaneayroplan
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airplaneAccording to 14 CFR 1.1 [Title 14: Aeronautics and Space: Chapter I -- Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation], airplane means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than [..]
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airplanemeans an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air, that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its wings
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airplaneThe infernal machine invented by two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio and perfected on the sands of the Outer Banks of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Precursor of the Frisbee.
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airplaneA mechanically-driven, fixed-wing, heavier-than-air craft.
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airplaneMeaning in modern usage a heavier-than-air powered craft, as opposed to a balloon or glider.
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airplane½ twist to front drop with initial take-off being of backward rotation
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