AIRPLANE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AIRPLANE?

Need another word that means the same as “airplane”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “airplane” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Airplane” are: aeroplane, plane, aircraft, craft, flying machine

Airplane as a Noun

Definitions of "Airplane" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “airplane” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets.
• A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces; an aeroplane.

Synonyms of "Airplane" as a noun (5 Words)

aeroplane	A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces.
aircraft	An aeroplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight.
craft	An aircraft or spaceship. The artist learned his craft in Holland.
flying machine	An instance of traveling by air.
plane	An unbounded two-dimensional shape. The horizontal plane.

Usage Examples of "Airplane" as a noun

• The flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane.

Associations of "Airplane" (30 Words)

aeronaut	A traveller in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.
airborne	Moved or conveyed by or through air. Airborne pollutants.
aircraft	A vehicle that can fly.
airliner	A large passenger aircraft.
airman	Someone who operates an aircraft.
airport	Relating to or denoting light popular fiction such as is offered for sale to travellers in airports. An airport thriller.
aviator	A pair of aviator sunglasses. I wear aviators but it s purely because they are practical sunglasses as opposed to being fashion accessories.
blimp	A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon. I could work out four hours a day and still end up a blimp.
bombardier	The member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target.
butterfly	Flutter like a butterfly. A social butterfly.
cockpit	The driver’s compartment in a racing car. Most conventional army training takes place on the cockpit of Salisbury Plain.
fledged	Equipped with feathers. A recently fledged bird.
flight	A formation of aircraft in flight. The golfer s swing is obviously critical to the ball s flight.
fly	Release a bird to fly especially a hawk for hunting or a pigeon for racing. Are we driving or flying.
footloose	(of a commercial, industrial, or financial operation) unrestricted in its location or field of operations and able to respond to fluctuations in the market. A footloose young man eager to see the big city.
hangar	House an aircraft in a hangar. The army choppers that were hangared out at Springs.
helicopter	Fly somewhere in a helicopter. They were helicoptering daily between Bath and London.
hijacking	An act of unlawfully seizing an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while in transit; a hijack. He was involved in a hijacking in 1981.
hover	Hang in the air; fly or be suspended above. You can hover your cursor over any button to see an explanation.
immigrate	Migrate to a new environment. Britain immigrated many colonists to America.
landing	A level area at the top of a staircase or between one flight of stairs and another. The plane made a smooth landing.
levitate	Cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity. The guru claimed that he could levitate.
moth	A clothes moth. I store my sweaters in plastic bags to protect them from moths.
pilot	Be the pilot of an aircraft or ship. Melissa piloted her through the booking hall.
plane	Cut or remove with or as if with a plane. The plane of his forehead.
pterodactyl	Extinct flying reptile.
sortie	An attack made by troops coming out from a position of defence. This latest book is the author s first sortie into non fiction.
terminal	A patient suffering from a terminal illness. An industry in terminal decline.
volant	(of an animal) able to fly or glide. A falcon volant.
wing	The wing of a fowl. They are the progressive wing of the Republican Party.