to plane
- verb
- /pleɪn/
:
planear
- They go where no other boats will go, planing in a scant 4 inches of water.'
- plane across the water
- plane the boat
Examples
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The second vessel took a little while to get up to speed, but soon it was planing across the waves, driving forward even a little faster than the first one.
Fiction book (1992) -
With enough speed, the board began to plane over the calm water, creating a perfect glide.
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Because the board is motorized, a rider can plane and turn on still water.
Academic text (2003) -
As the heavy wooden boat got up on plane, the gar began to plane too, and as waves hit the fish, it began to flip up and down on the short rope.
Academic text (1997) -
The speeding craft skimmed the wave tops, their forty-foot hulls planing with elevated bows as if trying to escape the restraints of gravity.
Fiction book (2001) -
The skiff started to plane effortlessly as it gained speed, skimming over the surface of the lake.
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He was thrilled to see his boat finally plane after a slow start, cutting through the waves with ease.
Synonyms
89
2.9
To move smoothly and without effort through the air or over a surface
84
1.0
To move smoothly and easily through the air or over a surface
4
3.4
To glide across water while being pulled by a boat
1
2.9
Move quickly and lightly across the surface of water
1
7.1
To glide over water at high speed
1
7.4
To move quickly and lightly across a surface
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Make or improve something while people already use it, fixing problems as you go
Phrasal Verbs
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 Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plane meaning to skim on water comes from the idea of moving on a flat surface, so when a boat or board planes it rises and skims over the water with little resistance.