airplane
US /ˈɛrˌpleɪn/
Definition
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The airplane landed ten minutes ahead of schedule.
Synonyms
- aircrafta vehicle that can fly
- planean aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
Collocations
- Easy fly in an airplaneto fly in an airplane, meaning to travel through the air; be airborne
- Medium passenger airplane cabin crewdescribing passenger airplane cabin crew (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)
- Hard airplane assembly line efficiencydescribing airplane assembly line efficiency (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
- Very Hard airplane structural fatigue testingdescribing airplane structural fatigue testing (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.