plane

plane
plane1 W3S2 [pleın] n
↑cockpit, ↑wing, ↑tail
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1¦(aircraft)¦
2¦(level)¦
3¦(tool)¦
4¦(tree)¦
5¦(surface)¦
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[Sense: 1; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: aeroplane]
[Sense: 2,5; Date: 1600-1700; : Latin; Origin: planum, from planus; PLAIN1]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin plana, from planare; PLANE2]
[Sense: 4; Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: Latin platanus]
1.) ¦(AIRCRAFT)¦
a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine
▪ The plane will take off in twenty minutes.
▪ Our plane landed at O'Hare airport in Chicago.
▪ It's much quicker to go by plane .
▪ The plane taxied along the runway.
▪ Matt boarded a plane for San Diego.
▪ She slept on the plane .
▪ Over 40 people died in the plane crash .
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)¦
5.) ¦(SURFACE)¦
technical a completely flat surface in ↑geometry
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
a plane takes off (=it goes into the air from the ground)
a plane lands/touches down (=it arrives on the ground from the air)
by plane
a plane taxies (=it moves on the ground)
get on/board a plane
on a plane
get off a plane
catch a plane
fly a plane (=be the pilot of a plane)
plane crash
WORD FOCUS: plane
similar words: airplane also aeroplane (BrE), aircraft
planes that carry people: passenger plane, airliner, jumbo
a military plane: warplane, bomber, fighter
people on a plane: pilot, co-pilot, captain, flight crew, cabin crew, passenger, flight attendant, steward, air hostess
the place where a plane lands or takes off: runway, the tarmac, airport, aerodrome (BrE old-fashioned)
See also: helicopter, flight, air force, airbase
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plane 2
plane2 v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; : 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.
plane 3
plane3 adj [only before noun]
[Date: 1500-1600; : Latin; Origin: planus; PLAIN1]
technical completely flat and smooth
▪ a plane surface

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