aviadilo

Esperanto

Etymology

aviadi (to pilot an aircraft) + -ilo (tool)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aviaˈdilo]
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Hyphenation: a‧vi‧a‧di‧lo

Noun

aviadilo (accusative singular aviadilon, plural aviadiloj, accusative plural aviadilojn)

  1. any kind of aircraft (especially, an airplane/aeroplane/plane)
    • 1922, Eŭgeno Lanti, For la neŭtralismon!:
      Kiam la aviadiloj konkeris la ĉielon, multaj naivuloj diris, ke tiu grava progreso forstrekos la landlimojn.
      When airplanes conquered the sky, many naive people said that this major progress would eliminate borders.
    • 1960, Kenneth G. Linton, Kanako el Kananam: Aventuroj en la Ĝangalo de Novgvineo, Victoria: Trafford, published 2004, →ISBN, page 202:
      Konstatante, ke la ŝalupo heroldas la forirontan flugboaton, mi konsilis al Ngaioni rigardi al Boda-terpinto, de kie baldaŭ aperos la aviadilo.
      Realizing that the torpedo boat heralded the departure of the flying ship, I advised Ngaioni to look in the direction of Boda Promontory, from which the plane would soon appear.

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