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aeroplane noun [ ˈɛːrəpleɪn ]

• a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces.
Origin: late 19th century: from French aéroplane, from aéro- ‘air’ + Greek -planos ‘wandering’.

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