plane
[noun]
Synonyms:
- aeroplane, aircraft, jet
- flat surface, level surface
- level, condition, degree, position
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- level, even, flat, horizontal, regular, smooth
[verb]
Synonyms:
- skim, glide, sail, skate

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English Thesaurus: plane, aircraft, jet, airliner, bomber, ...

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I. plane¹ S2 W2 /pleɪn/ noun [countable]
[Sense 1: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: aeroplane]
[Sense 2,5: Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: planum, from planus; ⇒ plain¹]
[Sense 3: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Late Latin plana, from planare; ⇒ plane²]
[Sense 4: Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Latin platanus]

1. AIRCRAFT a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine:
It is a big airline with a large fleet of planes.
It’s much quicker to go by plane.
She slept on the plane.

2. LEVEL a level or standard of thought, conversation etc:
The two newspapers are on completely different intellectual planes.

3.
TOOL a tool that has a flat bottom with a sharp blade in it, used for making wooden surfaces smooth

4. TREE a plane tree

5. SURFACE technical a completely flat surface in geometry

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II. plane² verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: planer, from Late Latin planare, from Latin planus; ⇒ plain¹]
if you plane a piece of wood, you make it smoother or smaller, using a plane:
He planed the edge of the door.

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III. plane³ adjective [only before noun]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: planus; ⇒ plain¹]
technical completely flat and smooth:
a plane surface

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plane
noun
I. aeroplane
ADJ. private
VERB + PLANE catch, get, take She caught the first plane out.
miss | board, get on | get off, step off I fell in love with the city the moment I stepped off the plane.
fly, pilot | charter
PLANE + VERB take off | come down, land | crash | cruise, fly | carry sb/sth The plane was carrying 350 people.
PLANE + NOUN crash, disaster
PREP. by ~ We left by plane for Peking.
in a/the ~ I've never flown in a plane.
on a/the ~ The president was never on the plane at all.

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plane
II. flat surface
ADJ. horizontal, parallel, vertical

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plane
III. standard/level of thought/activity
ADJ. higher With practice, an athlete can reach a higher plane of achievement.
mental, mystical, spiritual
PHRASES be/exist/function/operate on a different plane Like all talented musicians, he operates on a different plane from most people.

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plane

catch/take a plane
She caught the first plane back to New York.
get on a plane (also board a plane)
We got on the plane and found our seats.
a plane takes off (=goes into the air)
The flight attendants served drinks shortly after the plane took off.
a plane lands (=moves safely down onto the ground)
Because of the fog, our plane had to land at Luton.
a plane touches down (=lands safely on the ground)
As soon as the plane touched down on the runway, I felt better.
a plane flies
Several planes flew overhead.
a plane taxies (=moves slowly along on the ground)
The plane taxied to a halt.
a plane crashes
Their plane crashed shortly after take-off.
a plane crash-lands (=lands in a sudden and dangerous way because of a problem)
Their small plane crash-landed on a busy motorway yesterday.
a plane carries passengers
A plane carrying 10 civilians was shot down.
fly/pilot a plane
I admire the guys who flew those planes.
land a plane (=bring it safely down onto the ground)
The pilot managed to land the plane safely on the beach.
bring a plane down (=land it)
He ran out of fuel and had to bring the plane down on a road leading to the village.
get off a plane
Would he ever see her again after they got off the plane?
shoot down a plane
The guerrillas shot down an Israeli fighter plane.
a private plane
He flew to Vegas in his private plane.
a cargo plane (=for carrying goods)
cargo planes carrying emergency supplies for victims of the earthquake
a transport plane (=for carrying military equipment and soldiers)
Heavily-laden transport planes can only land if there is a long runway.
a military plane
Air Force jets intercepted two military planes that had entered the no-fly zone.
a fighter plane (=a small fast military plane)
fighter planes from the Second World War
a spy plane
An unmanned US spy plane had been shot down.
a plane crash
Over 200 people died in the plane crash.

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plane (also aeroplane British English), airplane American English a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine:
The plane took off from John F Kennedy airport.
a passenger plane carrying over 300 people
aircraft a plane or other vehicle that can fly. Aircraft sounds more formal than plane:
Smoking is not allowed on board the aircraft.
He was trained to fly military aircraft.
jet a fast plane with a jet engine:
She owns a private jet.
airliner a large plane that carries people:
a commercial airliner
bomber a plane that carries and drops bombs:
The town was attacked by US and British bombers.
fighter (plane) a small fast military plane that can destroy other planes:
The plane was shot down by enemy fighters.
He was a fighter pilot during the war.
warplane a military plane that is used for fighting in the air or for dropping bombs:
The area had been bombed by US warplanes.
pilot someone who operates the controls of a plane:
an airline pilot
He has a pilot’s licence.
co-pilot a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot:
The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane.
captain the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft:
This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes.
the flight crew all the people who work on a plane during a flight:
The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.
the cabin crew the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane:
The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly.
flight attendant someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane:
The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat.
steward/stewardess a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane:
I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket.

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