paper aeroplane

Classroom projectile toy

A paper aeroplane is a toy aircraft folded from a sheet of paper, designed to glide when thrown.

Children and bored office workers make them, and the design ranges from simple darts to elaborate configurations.

The spelling is British; Americans write paper airplane.

He folded his memo into a paper aeroplane and launched it across the room.

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Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G