Definition of "aeroplane" in Englisch

noun

1. (aviation, Commonwealth) Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

2. (aeronautics, archaic, obsolete) Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface.

3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.

verb

1. (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.

2. (transitive) To transport by aeroplane.