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plane — aeroplane aer *o*plane aeroplane a [ e]r*o*plane , n. [a[ e]ro + plane.] (A[ e]ronautics) 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aer Arann — IATA RE OACI REA Indicativo AER ARANN Fundación 1970 (Galway) … Wikipedia Español
aer|o|bat|ics — «AIR uh BAT ihks», noun. 1. the performance of tricks or stunts with an aircraft in flight, such as loops; stunt flying. 2. the art of performing such maneuvers: »The merit of aerobatics is that everything depends on the skill of the pilot; a old … Useful english dictionary
Aer Lingus — Infobox Airline airline = Aer Lingus logo size = 250 fleet size = 42 destinations = 69 IATA = EI ICAO = EIN callsign = SHAMROCK parent = Aer Lingus Group plc founded = 1936 headquarters = Dublin, Ireland key people = John Sharman (Chairman),… … Wikipedia
Aer Lingus Flight 712 — Infobox Airliner accident|name=Aer Lingus Flight 712 Date=March 24 1968 Type=In flight airliner structural failure Site=St George s Channel near Wexford, Ireland Fatalities=61 Injuries=0 Aircraft Type=Vickers Viscount 803 Operator=Aer Lingus Tail … Wikipedia
plane — I [[t]pleɪn[/t]] n. adj. v. planed, plan•ing 1) a flat or level surface 2) math. Geom. a surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with respect to a fixed point 3) fia an area of a two dimensional surface having… … From formal English to slang
jet plane — jet′ plane′ n. aer. an airplane moved by jet propulsion • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
chair|o|plane — «CHAIR uh playn», noun. a kind of merry go round with chairs hanging on chains which swing far out when rotated by machinery. ╂[< chair + (aer)oplane] … Useful english dictionary
aeroplane — aer•o•plane [[t]ˈɛər əˌpleɪn[/t]] n. aer. brit. airplane • Etymology: 1870–75; < F aéroplane=aéro aero + plane, appar. fem. of plan flat, level (< L plānus) … From formal English to slang
aeroplane — aer|o|plane [ˈeərəpleın US ˈerə ] n BrE airplane AmE ↑cockpit, ↑wing, ↑tail [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: aéroplane, from aéro aero + plan flat ] a flying vehicle with wings and at least one engine = ↑plane →↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
