🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

비행기

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bihaenggi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Airplane/ˈɛr.pleɪn/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"비행기가 제시간에 출발했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

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

    "The airplane soared through the clouds on its way to Paris."
  2. 2

    A vehicle designed for air travel that is propelled by engines.

    "She boarded the airplane for her long-awaited vacation."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'airplane' is derived from the combination of 'air' and 'plane', where 'air' comes from the Old French 'air' meaning 'atmosphere' and 'plane' is from the Latin 'planus' meaning 'flat' or 'level'. The term began to be used in the early 20th century as aviation technology developed.

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