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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