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planeplane1 /pleɪn/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable] 1
AIR VEHICLE a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine SYN airplane: by plane It’s quicker to go by plane. The plane will take off in 20 minutes. What time does the plane land?on a plane We were on the plane for more than ten hours. It was raining when I got off the plane.2LEVEL/STANDARD a level or standard of thought, development, conversation, etc.: Let’s try to keep the discussion on a friendly plane.3MATH math, geometry a two-dimensional flat surface in geometry that contains the straight lines that connect any two of its points4FLAT SURFACE a flat or level surface5TOOL a tool that has a flat bottom with a sharp blade in it, used for making wooden surfaces smooth6TREE (also plane tree) a large tree with broad leaves that is often planted along streetsCOLLOCATIONSverbscatch/take a plane She caught the first plane back to New York.get on a plane (also board a plane formal) We got on the plane and found our seats.get off a plane Her husband was waiting when she got off the plane.fly/pilot a plane My uncle flew planes in the Air Force.land a plane (=bring it safely down onto the ground) The pilot managed to land the plane safely on the beach.bring a plane down (=land it) He ran out of fuel and had to bring the plane down in a field.hijack a plane (=take control of a plane using threats or violence) The men hijacked the plane and ordered the pilot to fly to Colombia.a plane takes off (=goes into the air) The flight attendants served drinks shortly after the plane took off.a plane lands (=moves safely down onto the ground) Because of the fog, our plane had to land in Oakland.a plane leaves My plane leaves in an hour.a plane touches down (=used about the moment the wheels go on the ground as the plane lands) As soon as the plane touched down on the runway, I felt better.a plane flies Several planes flew overhead.a plane crashes Their plane crashed shortly after takeoff.a plane crash-lands (=lands in a sudden and dangerous way because of a problem) Their small plane crash-landed on a busy highway yesterday.a plane carries somebody/something The plane can carry up to 150 passengers.adjectives/nouns + planea small plane He’s very rich and owns a few small planes.a private plane He flew to Las Vegas in his private plane.a cargo plane (=for carrying goods) Cargo planes carried emergency supplies for victims of the earthquake.a passenger plane Investigators uncovered a plot to put a bomb on a passenger plane.a commuter plane (=one that makes short trips for people to go to work) The commuter plane was flying from Washington to New York.a chartered plane (=one that is rented by a person or private company) The team has a chartered plane to take them to games in other cities.a transport plane (=for carrying military equipment and soldiers) Big transport planes can only land if there is a long runway.a military plane Air Force jets intercepted two military planes that had entered the no-fly zone.a fighter plane (=a small fast military plane) The museum has fighter planes from World War II.a spy plane An unmanned U.S. spy plane had been shot down.plane + nounsa plane crash Over 200 people died in the plane crash. noun | verb | adjective
planeplane2 verb [transitive] to use a plane on a piece of wood to make it smooth noun | verb | adjective
planeplane3 adjective [only before noun] math, geometry completely flat and smooth: a plane surface