1. a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces

Examples

• The airplane took off from the runway at 6 AM.
• She looked out the airplane window at the clouds below.
• The pilot announced that the airplane would land in twenty minutes.
• My grandfather flew airplanes during World War II.
• The airplane circled the airport before landing.
• We watched the airplane disappear into the distance.