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plane /pleɪn/ noun [countable]
plane verb [transitive]
plane adjective [only before noun]
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Synonyms & Related Wordsplane[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
English Thesaurus: plane, aircraft, jet, airliner, bomber, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. 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 tree5. SURFACE technical a completely flat surface in
geometry [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
III. plane3 adjective [only before noun][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: planus; ⇒ plain1]
technical completely flat and smooth:
a plane surface [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsplane nounI. 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. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
plane II. flat surface ADJ. horizontal, parallel, vertical [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
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. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Thesaurusplane (
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 peopleaircraft 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 airlinerbomber 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. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲