plane

plane
I UK [pleɪn] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "plane":
singular plane plural planes
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1) an aircraft with wings and at least one engine

Her father was killed in a plane crash.

by plane:

We travelled by plane from Mexico City.

on/onto/off a plane:

After passengers got off the plane in Dublin, it continued on its way to London.

catch a plane:

We drove to the airport and caught the next plane to Nice.

2) a level of thought, development, or existence

It was at United that Goram would reach a higher plane of achievement.

3)
a) a flat surface

The paintings consist of a series of flat planes.

b) maths a flat surface in which a straight line between any two points will lie completely on that surface
4) a tool used for making wooden surfaces smooth, that has a flat bottom with a sharp blade in it

II UK [pleɪn] / US verb
Word forms "plane":
present tense I/you/we/they plane he/she/it planes present participle planing past tense planed past participle planed
1) [transitive] to give a piece of wood a smooth surface using a plane
2) [intransitive] to move smoothly through the air or across the surface of water

Seagulls planed over the cliffs.


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