airplane
/ˈɛɹˌpleɪn/
noun
Common
1.n.an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
“the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
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airplane and plane share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. airplane means “an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets”. plane means “an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets”. plane is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɛɹˌpleɪn/
1.n.an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
“the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
/ˈpleɪn/
| airplane | plane | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛɹˌpleɪn/ | /ˈpleɪn/ |
| Said | ER-playn | playn |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 8 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb, adjective |
| Senses | 1 | 9 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | aeroplane, plane | airplane, aeroplane |
Full entry for airplane · Full entry for plane · More comparisons
1.n.an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
“the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
2.n.(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
“we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane”
3.n.a level of existence or development
“he lived on a worldly plane”