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Noun: airplane  'ehr,pleyn
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: aeroplane)
  1. An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
    "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane";
    - aeroplane [Brit], plane

Derived forms: airplanes

Type of: heavier-than-air craft

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