Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "airplane" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

air airplane hangar hangar hanger military base sky

Capable Of

arrive at airport bank quickly carry immigrants circle airfield circle airport circle airport before landing circle around airport crash if goes wrong cross ocean fly upwards land at airstrip land in field land on landing strip lift person reach destination roll down runway seat passengers travel across world travel faster than car travel through many time zones

Derived Terms

airplane cloth airplane ears airplane mode airplaneful airplanelike airplanist hydro-airplane paper airplane rubber band airplane

Derived From

air plane

Etymologically Related To

aeroplane

Has Part

emergency brakes propellers wheels

Context

us

Prerequisites

piloting

Has Property

good for quickly travelling long distances

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

aircraft heavier-than-air craft

Type Of (IsA)

air transportation vehicle aircraft film fixed wing aircraft form of transportation fuel powered device heavier than air heavier than air craft heavier than air displaces heavier than air flying machine large machine with wings vehicle

Related Terms

aircraft flycraft glider helicopter

Related Terms

aircraft glider heavier than air helicopter powered wing

Synonym Network

aeroplane plane

Used For

air transportation cargo crashing into buildings flight fly flying going from oneplace to another imitating birds transport transport people transportation travel traveling traversing skies visit england warfare

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.