Aeroplane /ˈerəpleɪn/
(British English)
(also airplane especially in North American English)
(also plane British English, North American English)
countable from aéro- ‘air’ + Greek -planos ‘wandering’.
a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines
A bunch of schoolchildren was in / on that aeroplane when it had to be brought down.
An airplane landed safely in the calm waters of Botany Bay.
He has a pilot's license, so he can fly a plane.
I was embarrassed to admit that I was approximately thirty when I was on an airplane for the first time.