plane

UK /pleɪn/ US /pleɪn/

noun 11verb 3adj 1

Definitions

adj

Of a surface: flat or level.

noun

A level or flat surface.

A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.

Mirrors in the compartments have been canted out of the vertical plane to reduce reflections to the passengers when seated.

A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.

A level of existence or development.

astral plane

Nettie's stories about her experiences in Africa point out many parallels between the African and American ways of life. Her stories about the African lifestyle and family structure, in particular, point out the sexist and oppressive conditions that women are forced to submit to on a global plane.

A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.

noun

A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

Collocations

(noun.) aeroplane

ADJ

private

VERB + PLANE

catch, get, take

We need to get a plane early tomorrow morning to arrive before sunset.

miss

board, get on

get off, step off

When Sarah got off the plane in Tokyo, she was excited to start her new job.

fly, pilot

charter

PLANE + VERB

take off

come down, land

crash

cruise, fly

carry sb/sth

A cargo plane carried medical supplies to the remote island after the storm.

PLANE + NOUN

crash, disaster

PREP

by ~

My parents decided to travel by plane instead of taking the train across the country.

in a/the ~

During the flight, my daughter slept peacefully in the plane while I watched the clouds below.

on a/the ~

During the flight, I watched a movie on the plane to pass the time.

(noun.) flat surface

ADJ

horizontal, parallel, vertical

(noun.) standard/level of thought/activity

ADJ

higher

After years of study, she finally reached a higher plane of understanding in mathematics.

mental, mystical, spiritual

PHRASES

be/exist/function/operate on a different plane

Her intelligence exists on a different plane compared to her classmates at school.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propelle

noun — a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

planer

noun — (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

sheet

verb — cut or remove with or as if with a plane

shave

verb — travel on the surface of water

skim

adjective — having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is hig

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

land the plane

To abort an unsuccessful enterprise, especially an unsuccessful political campaign.

build the plane while flying it

To develop one's approach or strategy to a project while carrying out that project, and not beforehand.

Example Bank

Mirrors in the compartments have been canted out of the vertical plane to reduce reflections to the passengers when seated.

Wiktionary

astral plane

Wiktionary

The plane is travelling impossibly slowly – 30km an hour – when it gently noses up and leaves the ground. With air beneath them, the rangy wings seem to gain strength; the fuselage that on the ground

Wiktionary

As the plane was approaching turbulence, the pilot asked the passengers aboard the plane to fasten their seat belts.

Tatoeba · #1944

Have you ever traveled in a plane?

Tatoeba · #9591

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