26984 words

plane

12 definitions • 16 examples
1
a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or more engines:

Examples:

We'll be boarding the plane in about 20 minutes.
He hates travelling by plane.
a plane ticket
2

Examples:

an inclined plane
3

Examples:

The poet's treatment of the subject lifts it to a mystical plane.
His work is on a completely different plane from (= is much better than) other writers.
4
a tool used to make wooden surfaces and edges flat and smooth by removing small strips of the wood
6
to remove small strips of wood from a surface with a special tool:

Examples:

You'll have to plane some more off the bottom of the door - it's still sticking.
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flat:

Examples:

a plane edge/surface
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a vehicle that is designed for air travel and that has wings and one or more engines:

Examples:

Shelley’s plane is due in at 10, but it’s a half-hour late.
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a level or standard:

Examples:

Once we got a new financial manager, our business meetings were conducted on a much higher plane.
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a tool with a blade in a flat surface that is rubbed against wood to cut away rough parts and make it smooth
12
an aircraft with wings and one or more engines:

Examples:

a plane for/to/from sth I'll get the next plane to London.
on/in a plane He's on a plane at the moment, on his way to Chicago.
a plane leaves/takes off/lands The plane leaves in 45 minutes.
miss/catch/get a plane If you don't hurry, you'll miss your plane.
get on/board a plane

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