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The Oxford Dictionary is not relevant for Australia - the approved Dictionary is the Macquarie Dictionary.

I flew as aircrew for a number of years and we used aircraft predominantly.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Some might think sacrilege, but it was done when the car was just another old sports car of little value.

You just have reminded me, my Son iL had a locally produced T shirt that someone in the district organised.

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Originally Posted by 101RRS

The Oxford Dictionary is not relevant for Australia - the approved Dictionary is the Macquarie Dictionary.

I flew as aircrew for a number of years and we used aircraft predominantly.

It was always aeroplane in English at school, but as my friends remind me I'm getting on a bit.
Macquarie don't do an online dictionary unless you subscribe, so this will have to do atm.

Differences between American and Australian English - TK Proofreading

Originally Posted by 101RRS

The Oxford Dictionary is not relevant for Australia - the approved Dictionary is the Macquarie Dictionary.

I flew as aircrew for a number of years and we used aircraft predominantly.

Using an aircraft seems logical in that line of work.














Sorry, someone had say it

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Some might think sacrilege, but it was done when the car was just another old sports car of little value.

I was unaware of that one, but it reminded me of the Lynx XJS shooting brake:

https://www.google.com/url'sa=t&sour..._MHWLgeu6hNcWR

Originally Posted by rick130

From here aeroplane noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

North America English. Isn’t that an oxymoron?

Aeroplane is the accepted Australian English word. Airplane is not. Aircraft is in many contexts the preferable word to use, simply because of this difference, and is acceptable in most contexts in both American English and other dialects of English.

It also has the advantage that it can be used to refer to other types of aircraft such as dirigibles and rotary wing aircraft, especially where you want to refer to all types. But "aircraft" can't be used, for example, when you want to distinguish aeroplanes from helicopters unless you add a qualifying word, for example, "fixed wing aircraft".

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