aeroplane
UK/'єәrәplein/US
A1
Definitions
n.
A powered aircraft with fixed wings (British English)
飞机（英式英语）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedGreek aēr (air) + plane (flat surface/wing) = a flat-winged machine of the air. The original full form; AmE clipped it to airplane.
Root aer still carries 5 more wordsUsage Guide
Spelling/region: aeroplane is British, airplane is American — same aircraft. Informally both varieties also say plane.
Example Sentences
- 1.
In Britain people usually say aeroplane rather than airplane.
- 2.
The children watched the aeroplane disappear into the clouds.
- 3.
She folded a paper aeroplane and threw it across the room.