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Airplane vs Landplane - What's the difference?

airplane | landplane |

As nouns the difference between airplane and landplane

is that airplane is (us) a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings while landplane is an aircraft that is designed to take off from, and land on land (rather than water or snow).

airplane

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

    • Derived terms

    * paper airplane

    See also

    * aircraft * glider * helicopter

    Anagrams

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    landplane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An aircraft that is designed to take off from, and land on land (rather than water or snow)