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Overview of noun airplane

      »   The noun airplane has 1 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• airplane, Aeroplane1.) Airplane, aeroplane, plane -- (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane")
  
  aeroplane, plane -- (an Aircraft1.) Aircraft -- (a vehicle that can fly)
  
  aircraft that has a Fixed1.) Repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on -- (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please")
  
  2.) Fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")
  
  fixed wing and is Powered1.) Power -- (supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines")
  
  1.) Powered -- ((often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind; "powered flight"; "kerosine-powered jet engines")
  
  powered by Propellers1.) Propeller, propellor -- (a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water)
  
  propellers or Jets1.) Jets, blue jets -- (atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward)
  
  1.) Jet, jet plane, jet-propelled plane -- (an airplane powered by one or more jet engines)
  
  jets; "the Flight1.) Flight -- (a formation of aircraft in flight)
  
  2.) Flight, flying -- (an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him")
  
  flight was Delayed1.) Delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform")
  
  2.) Delay -- (act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered")
  
  delayed due to Trouble1.) Trouble, problem -- (a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?")
  
  2.) Fuss, trouble, bother, hassle -- (an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother")
  
  trouble with the airplane")

Related Terms - "Airplane"

Meaning 1 of Airplaneairplane, aeroplane, plane heavier-than-air craft

• Airplane1.) Airplane, aeroplane, plane -- (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane")
  
  Airplane, Aeroplane1.) Airplane, aeroplane, plane -- (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane")
  
  Aeroplane, Plane1.) Airplane, aeroplane, plane -- (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.) Plane, sheet -- ((mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane")
  
  Plane - An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

• Autogiro1.) Autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane -- (an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller)
  
  Autogiro, Autogyro1.) Autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane -- (an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller)
  
  Autogyro, Gyroplane1.) Autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane -- (an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller)
  
  Gyroplane - An aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

• Drone1.) Drone -- (stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen)
  
  2.) Monotone, drone, droning -- (an unchanging intonation)
  
  Drone, Pilotless aircraft1.) Drone, pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft -- (an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control)
  
  Pilotless aircraft, Radio-controlled aircraft1.) Drone, pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft -- (an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control)
  
  Radio-controlled aircraft - Stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

• Glider1.) Glider, sailplane -- (aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces)
  
  Glider, Sailplane1.) Glider, sailplane -- (aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces)
  
  1.) Sailplane, soar -- (fly a plane without an engine)
  
  Sailplane - Aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

• Helicopter1.) Helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater -- (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)
  
  Helicopter, Chopper1.) Chop, chopper -- (a grounder that bounces high in the air)
  
  2.) Chopper, pearly -- (informal terms for a human `tooth')
  
  Chopper, Whirlybird1.) Helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater -- (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)
  
  Whirlybird, Eggbeater1.) Helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater -- (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)
  
  2.) Eggbeater, eggwhisk -- (a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream)
  
  Eggbeater - An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

• Orthopter1.) Orthopter, ornithopter -- (heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings)
  
  Orthopter, Ornithopter1.) Orthopter, ornithopter -- (heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings)
  
  Ornithopter - Heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings

• Warplane1.) Warplane, military plane -- (an aircraft designed and used for combat)
  
  Warplane, Military plane1.) Warplane, military plane -- (an aircraft designed and used for combat)
  
  Military plane - An aircraft designed and used for combat