aeroplane

Other forms: aeroplanes

Definitions of aeroplane

1. noun

   an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
   synonyms: airplane, plane

   types:

   airliner

   a commercial airplane that carries passengers

   amphibian, amphibious aircraft

   an airplane designed to take off and land on water

   biplane

   old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other

   bomber

   a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight

   delta wing

   an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle

   attack aircraft, fighter, fighter aircraft

   a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air

   hangar queen

   an airplane with a bad maintenance record

   jet, jet plane, jet-propelled plane

   an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

   monoplane

   an airplane with a single wing

   multiengine airplane, multiengine plane

   a plane with two or more engines

   propeller plane

   an airplane that is driven by a propeller

   reconnaissance plane

   a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy

   hydroplane, seaplane

   an airplane that can land on or take off from water

   ski-plane

   an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield

   tanker plane

   an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire

   airbus

   a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances

   dive bomber

   a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target

   double-prop, double-propeller plane, twin-prop, twin-propeller-plane

   a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)

   fan-jet, fanjet, turbofan, turbojet

   an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine

   floatplane, pontoon plane

   a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water

   flying boat

   a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons

   interceptor

   a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft

   jetliner

   a large jet plane that carries passengers

   jumbo jet, jumbojet

   a very large jet plane

   kamikaze

   a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II

   narrow-body, narrow-body aircraft, narrowbody aircraft

   a commercial airliner with a single aisle

   propjet, turbo-propeller plane, turboprop

   an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine

   single prop, single-propeller plane

   a propeller plane with a single propeller

   stealth bomber

   a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar

   stealth fighter

   a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs

   twinjet

   a jet plane propelled by two jet engines

   twin-aisle airplane, wide-body, wide-body aircraft, widebody aircraft

   a commercial airliner with two aisles

   type of:

   heavier-than-air craft

   a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it