plane
∞
1.0
- noun
- /pleɪn/
:
avión
- She boarded the plane early in the morning for her long trip to Paris.
- board a plane
- miss the plane
- a plane crash
She is getting off the plane with Donald Trump.
- She is getting off the plane with Donald Trump.
- And then he let go and I was flying the plane all by myself.
- Because you've always wanted to drive a plane, fly a plane.
- So I got in a plane and I went up.
- But I mean, don't do it on a plane, you fucking loser.
- OK, so our friend just jumped out of this plane and we're up next.
- The fuck off the plane and out of the airport.
Examples
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I cannot wait to just sit down in that plane and sleep.
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And then he let go and I was flying the plane all by myself.
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So I got in a plane and I went up.
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I am happy to report that the plane has arrived.
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She'd sit at the airport and wait for the first plane out in the morning.
Fiction book (1990) -
So we've been sitting on the plane for over six hours.
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Sir, we can't let you board the plane without ID.
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Way up in the dusky sky, a small plane wafted above the square.
Fiction book (1990) -
The plane soared above the clouds during our flight across the country.
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After the delays, we finally took off in the plane and headed towards our destination.
Synonyms
877
1.0
A flying machine with fixed wings that carries people or goods through the air
818
2.5
A machine that flies like an airplane or helicopter
14
1.3
A machine with wings and an engine that flies to carry people or goods
Idioms
- Informal
Make or improve something while people already use it, fixing problems as you go
Compounds
3
9.9
A non-physical world people believe you can visit in dreams, meditation, or after death
- Specialized
3
6.5
A military plane that flies over areas to find out about the enemy
- Specialized
1
7.9
A flat path in space that a thing follows as it goes around a planet or star
1
6.1
A large tree with pale, peeling bark, broad leaves, and round seed balls that gives shade
- Specialized
1
8.1
A flat imagined surface in a picture that seems closest to the viewer
- Specialized
1
7.1
A flat surface for showing numbers that have a real part and an imaginary part as points
1
8.6
A very large tree with broad branches and peeling bark from eastern and central North America
- Specialized
1
7.6
A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing
- Specialized
1
3.8
The study of flat shapes like lines, circles, and shapes with many sides
- Specialized
A hand tool with a curved blade that cuts small rounded shapes along wood edges
- Specialized
A small woodworking tool with its blade near the front for smoothing wood close to corners
- Specialized
A flat area with two crossing lines used to show points by x and y numbers
- Specialized
A woodworking tool with a curved, flexible base for shaping rounded wood
- Specialized
A hand tool with a flexible bottom for smoothing inside and outside curves in wood
- Archaic
A woodworking tool with changeable blades that cuts grooves and shapes wood
- Specialized
A plane with two propellers that spin in opposite directions to make it fly more steadily
- Specialized
A tool for cutting angled grooves that join two pieces of wood together
- Specialized
A flat surface on a solid object that forms one face, like a cube or crystal
- Specialized
A long hand tool with a blade used to flatten rough boards before final smoothing
A large fast-growing tree with bark that peels, planted along city streets because it tolerates pollution
- Specialized
A long hand tool that smooths and flattens the edges of boards for a tight fit
- Specialized
A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together
- Specialized
A long flat tool for making board edges straight and smooth so they fit together
- Specialized
A woodworking tool for cutting a long groove along a board edge that has one open side
- Specialized
A large tree with broad leaves and patchy bark from southern Europe and western Asia
- Specialized
A family of trees with large leaves and patchy bark often planted in parks for shade
- Specialized
A hand tool that cuts matching raised edges and slots on boards so they fit together
- Specialized
A hand tool with a sharp adjustable blade for smoothing and shaping wood surfaces
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plane for an aircraft is short for aeroplane, and the plane part brings the idea of 'flat' (Latin planus 'flat') like the wings, so a plane is a flying machine with flat surfaces that move through the air.