Definition of AIRPLANE

airplane

Plural: airplanes

Noun

  • A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than air.
  • an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
    • "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
  • A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
  • A game to encourage small children to eat, in which the parent or carer pretends a spoonful of food is an aircraft flying into the child's mouth.

Verb

  • To fly in an aeroplane.
  • To transport by aeroplane.

Examples

  • Her score took off like an AIRPLANE after that massive play.

Origin / Etymology

From air + plane as an alteration of aeroplane.

Synonyms

aeroplane, plane

Scrabble Score: 10

airplane: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
airplane: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
airplane: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

airplane: valid Words With Friends Word