
Etymology of the word *plane* as used in *airplane/aeroplane*
2017年6月22日 · Aeroplane, first recorded in 1866, is made up of the prefix aero-, “air, aviation,” and the word plane, referring to the structure designed to keep an air vehicle aloft. Originally …
onomatopoeia - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2022年8月9日 · What is the onomatopoeic word for the noise made by a small twin prop airplane passing overhead? For the story I'm writing, it's it's a small twin engine airplane flying nearby. …
single word requests - What is the correct term for unboarding ...
I am looking for a correct term meaning that the given plane is in a state of unloading/ "unboarding" arrived passengers, just before it will board departing passengers. I can't find this …
Correct word for the act of getting on/off some public transport
2017年10月15日 · The words board and deboard are used for getting on and getting off planes, trains, ships, busses, etc.. From Oxford Dictionaries Online:
Outward vs Outbound + Return vs Inbound in a trip in American …
2022年9月20日 · When you travel long distance, for example by train or in a plane, in other languages like Spanish (my native language) there are specific words that all the people use …
expressions - Why are you "On a train" yet "In a car" when you are ...
When you get in the car, you get directly into your seat, while on public transport you have to walk to it (plane, train, bus). You can stand up and walk around in public transport, thus the "on". …
"The train will leave" vs. "is going to leave" vs. "leaves" vs. "is ...
2015年5月3日 · @Pacerier: I can't actually see anything in your link to support that assertion. In normal circumstances The train leaves at 8 and The train will leave at 8 are semantically …
Why is the plural of "aircraft" not "aircrafts"?
2015年6月29日 · I came along this sentence: Today, we have used a large number of assets, comprising of 34 aircraft, 40 ships, hundreds of men, thousands of man-hours has been …
meaning - "Plan to do" vs. "plan on doing" - English Language
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'With' vs 'by' - where to use these two preposition in an English ...
2015年8月7日 · I travel by plane. I travel by horse. I go with style. I go with God. "With" may indicate: together, involved, having, using, feeling, agreement, understanding. "By" may …