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Airport vs Aeroplane - What's the difference?

airport | aeroplane |

As nouns the difference between airport and aeroplane

is that airport is an airfield (a place where airplanes can take off and land), including one or more runways and one or more passenger terminals while aeroplane is a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

airport

English

Noun

(wikipedia airport) (en noun)
  • An airfield (a place where airplanes can take off and land), including one or more runways and one or more passenger terminals.

    • Related terms

    * aerodrome * airfield * airbase

    aeroplane

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * (qualifier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, British) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
  • (Canada, US, obsolete, aviation) an airplane

    • Derived terms

    * aeroplaning * plane * hydroaeroplane (obsolete)

    Related terms

    * aero- * plane

    See also

    * aircraft * glider * helicopter * airplane