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aeroplane |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aeroplane \A"["e]r*o*plane`\, n. [A["e]ro- + plane.] A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aeroplane \A"["e]r*o*plane`\, n. [A["e]ro- + plane.] (A["e]ronautics) A light rigid plane used in a["e]rial navigation to oppose sudden upward or downward movement in the air, as in gliding machines; specif., such a plane slightly inclined and driven forward as a lifting device in some flying machines; hence a flying machine using such a device. These machines are called monoplanes, biplanes, triplanes or quadruplanes according to the number of main supporting planes used in their constraction. Being heavier than air they depend for their levitation on motion imparted by one or more propellers actuated by a gasoline engine. They start from the ground by a run on small wheels or runners, and are guided by a steering apparatus consisting of horizontal and vertical movable planes. There are many varieties of form and construction, which in some cases are known by the names of their inventors. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Passive balloon \Pas"sive bal*loon"\ or aeroplane \a"["e]r*o*plane\ One unprovided with motive power. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aeroplane n : an aircraft that has fixed a wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" [syn: {airplane}, {plane}]
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