airplane

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BrE /ˈeə plæn/ AmE /ˈɛr plæn/

noun en → es

1 FLYING MACHINE [noun] A1

a large machine with wings and one or more engines that can fly through the air, used for carrying people and goods

avión, aeronave

  • an airplane

Collocations airplane flight · commercial airplane

  • The airplane landed at 6 p.m.

    El avión aterrizó a las 6 de la tarde.

2 PILOTING [intransitive] B1

to fly an airplane as a job or hobby

pilotar, volar un avión

  • take off in an airplane

Collocations airplane pilot · commercial airline

  • He took off in the airplane.

    Él despegó en el avión.