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Meaning of Aeroplane | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
[ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n]

Definitions

  1. Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
    Commonwealth
  2. Dated spelling of aeroplane.
  3. Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface.
    archaic, obsolete
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.

Equivalents

العربية الطّائرة
Čeština aeroplán letadlo
Deutsch Flieger Flugzeug
Ελληνικά αεροσκάφος
Suomi lentokone
Français aéroplane
日本語 飛行機
Svenska flygplan
Türkçe uçak
Українська аероплан
Tiếng Việt phi cơ

Examples

“Schicklgruber's aeroplanes we smash right to the ground.”
“A PRIMER OF AVIATION AND AËROPLANE MACHINES”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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