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aeroplane

[air-uh-playn] / ˈɛər əˌpleɪn /


NOUN
flying machine
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At RAF Upper Heyford, firefighters would practice putting out an aeroplane set on fire above a "pond" of fuel.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He said: "I'll never forget going out of that aeroplane and falling through the air, but it was all over so quickly."

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

New Delhi city authorities, working with the government's Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday afternoon using a Cessna light aeroplane over the city's northern Burari area.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

When he was finished, he folded the paper into an aeroplane and tossed it into the air.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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