airplane
Any of various small flyable objects that are notionally comparable to such aircraft but aren't powered.
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This scene and the Airplane movie are what came to mind watching this and where he spoke to the boy who wants to be a powerlifter.
I jumped on a small paper airplane, looking for the dream I've been chasing after all this time Soaring in the sky like a bird with the wings of the wind, yeah!
The next thing that happens, is that the mass murdering psychopath got arrested. Instead of being in "control", as the mass murdering psychopath wanted, perhaps they've dreamed of flying an airplane all their life, b…
trump said the US "shot down" seven Iranian "fast boats" "shot down" "fast boats" trump thinks this is some kind of video game... What next ? US will '' sink a jet airplane'' ? www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...
"Ukrainian Su-27 :airplane: dropped a couple of GBU-62s into the enemy's rear area near a railway bridge, which was used by the enemy for logistics and deploying assault troops."
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Any of various small flyable objects that are notionally comparable to such aircraft but aren't powered.
“This scene and the Airplane movie are what came to mind watching this and where he spoke to the boy who wants to be a powerlifter.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Trash is subjective. I understand “airplane books for men” tho. There’s a formula and of all people I learned it from Ram Dass.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“its an airplane if it has a person, its a cruise missile if it doesnt”
— Bluesky· May 2026“How you can say thees?!? Glorious Russian airplane machines weeth damages, now repaired weeth POTATO. NOTHING beats POTATO!!!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Airplane 2 had some fun moments (William Shatner making fun of himself), but nowhere near as hilarious as the original. I'm glad they moved onto Naked Gun and Police Squad with Leslie afterwards.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(chiefly, US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
"airplane" means: A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"airplane" means: A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“I jumped on a small paper airplane, looking for the dream I've been chasing after all this time Soaring in the sky like a bird with the wings of the wind, yeah!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The next thing that happens, is that the mass murdering psychopath got arrested. Instead of being in "control", as the mass murdering psychopath wanted, perhaps they've dreamed of flying an airplane all their life, but never took any pilot lessons: They got arrested. Surprise!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“trump said the US "shot down" seven Iranian "fast boats" "shot down" "fast boats" trump thinks this is some kind of video game... What next ? US will '' sink a jet airplane'' ? www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Ukrainian Su-27 :airplane: dropped a couple of GBU-62s into the enemy's rear area near a railway bridge, which was used by the enemy for logistics and deploying assault troops."”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(chiefly, US, Canada, Philippines) A game to encourage small children to eat, in which the parent or carer pretends that a spoonful of food is an aircraft flying into the child's mouth; the spoonful itself.
Here comes the airplane! Open wide!
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