noun, masculine/a.e.ʁɔ.plan/plural: aéroplanes
aeroplane
Synonyms: avion
Coined by French aviation pioneer and sculptor Joseph Pline in 1855, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”).