a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.

any similar heavier-than-air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter.

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aeroplane , airbus , aircraft , airliner , airship , cab * , crate * , jet , kite * , plane , ramjet , ship * , aero , bomber , clipper , enola gay , fighter , glider , gyro , liner , mig , sst , transport , zero