airplane

• Aéronef à voilure fixe et motorisé, qui se déplace dans les airs grâce à la portance de ses ailes et à la poussée de ses moteurs, et qui sert au transport de personnes ou de marchandises.

A powered fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller.

1. Powered fixed-wing aircraftA1formalamerican

   A vehicle designed for air travel that has fixed wings and is propelled by engines, such as jets or propellers.

   avion (à voilure fixe motorisé)

   • The airplane took off from the runway smoothly.
   • She flew in an airplane for the first time last summer.
   • The airplane landed safely despite the storm.
   • Passengers boarded the airplane through the jet bridge.

   Synonymesaeroplaneaircraftplane