Plane
noun
A fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller.
I travelled by plane from New York to London.
Often appears as...
- board a plane
- plane journey
noun
A flat or level surface.
Draw a line on the same plane as the bottom edge of the rectangle.
Often appears as...
- horizontal plane
- vertical plane
noun
A tool used to smooth or shape a wooden surface.
He used a plane to make the surface of the table smooth.
Often appears as...
- plane a surface
- carpentry plane
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Technical
verb
To make a surface smooth or to shape it with a plane.
He planed the wooden door to make it fit.
Often appears as...
- plane the wood
- plane down
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Technical
noun
A level of existence or development.
She operates on another plane of consciousness.
Often appears as...
- operational plane
- spiritual plane
noun
A tree that has a smooth bark and broad leaves.
The plane trees provide shade in the summer.
Often appears as...
- plane tree
- stand of planes
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Technical
noun
A fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller.
I travelled by plane from New York to London.
Often appears as...
- board a plane
- plane journey
noun
A flat or level surface.
Draw a line on the same plane as the bottom edge of the rectangle.
Often appears as...
- horizontal plane
- vertical plane
noun
A tool used to smooth or shape a wooden surface.
He used a plane to make the surface of the table smooth.
Often appears as...
- plane a surface
- carpentry plane
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To make a surface smooth or to shape it with a plane.
He planed the wooden door to make it fit.
Often appears as...
- plane the wood
- plane down
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A level of existence or development.
She operates on another plane of consciousness.
Often appears as...
- operational plane
- spiritual plane
noun
A tree that has a smooth bark and broad leaves.
The plane trees provide shade in the summer.
Often appears as...
- plane tree
- stand of planes
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Transportation Context
Refers to flying vehicles, often used when discussing travel.
We took a plane to Paris for our vacation.
Pro Tip 2/3Air Travel Common
'Plane' is commonly used; aircraft or airplane are more formal or technical.
Check in 2 hours before the plane departs.
Pro Tip 3/3Visualizing Scale
Helps understand size; planes are large and carry many people.
A plane can be as big as a building.
Pro Tip 1/3Transportation Context
Refers to flying vehicles, often used when discussing travel.
We took a plane to Paris for our vacation.
Pro Tip 2/3Air Travel Common
'Plane' is commonly used; aircraft or airplane are more formal or technical.
Check in 2 hours before the plane departs.
Pro Tip 3/3Visualizing Scale
Helps understand size; planes are large and carry many people.
A plane can be as big as a building.
Pro Tip 1/3Transportation Context
Refers to flying vehicles, often used when discussing travel.
We took a plane to Paris for our vacation.
Pro Tip 2/3Air Travel Common
'Plane' is commonly used; aircraft or airplane are more formal or technical.
Check in 2 hours before the plane departs.
Pro Tip 3/3Visualizing Scale
Helps understand size; planes are large and carry many people.
A plane can be as big as a building.
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Why the insect brain is...
exactly how neurons work together in the brain. This is also valuable for engineers, who study the insect brain to help design control systems for everything from self-flying airplanes to tiny search-and-rescue roach bots. So, size and complexity are not always the most impressive things. The next time you try to swat a fly,
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Filming the Kung Fu...
plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep so it's very hard work and the cameraman alistair was working constantly just adjusting the focus but also every time you touch the camera tiny movement on the camera when you're on a subject that small is a big movement in the shot and so we're trying to touch
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Bush's Secret Visit to...
another airplane everyone all the maintenance guys recognized it was the president as well as our cops inside they all knew oh my god it's the president they knew at that point some was going on minutes after arrival the president was headed back into the air but as far as the rest of the world know
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The sonic boom problem -...
Humans have been fascinated with speed for ages. The history of human progress is one of ever-increasing velocity, and one of the most important achievements in this historical race was the breaking of the sound barrier. Not long after the first successful airplane flights,
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Can you solve the...
flying around the world nonstop in a plane of his own design. Able to travel consistently at the incredible speed of one degree longitude around the equator per minute, the plane would take six hours to circle the world. There's just one
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The mathematics of...
that allow them to draw without a window. One is that parallel lines, like these, can only be drawn as parallel if they're parallel to the plane of the canvas. Otherwise, they need to be drawn converging to a common point
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Ze Frank: Are you human?
when someone said something shitty to you and then spent the rest of the day wondering why you reacted that way? Yes. Have you ever seemed to lose your airplane ticket a thousand times as you walked
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How to practice...
and putting your cell phone on airplane mode. In one study, researchers observed 260 students studying. On average, those students were able to stay on task for only six minutes at a time.
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Saving an Elephant from...
Guys, we are ready. We go help the elephant. This is good. I'm happy now the vet's here. Fred works alongside a spotter plane to locate the injured bull.
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Giving checkmate is...
the world number one in ultimate competition and I have to say no I did but I did challenge all the top grandmasters I planed it in the world
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Why the insect brain is...
exactly how neurons work together in the brain. This is also valuable for engineers, who study the insect brain to help design control systems for everything from self-flying airplanes to tiny search-and-rescue roach bots. So, size and complexity are not always the most impressive things. The next time you try to swat a fly,
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep so it's very hard work and the cameraman alistair was working constantly just adjusting the focus but also every time you touch the camera tiny movement on the camera when you're on a subject that small is a big movement in the shot and so we're trying to touch
Video examples
Bush's Secret Visit to...
another airplane everyone all the maintenance guys recognized it was the president as well as our cops inside they all knew oh my god it's the president they knew at that point some was going on minutes after arrival the president was headed back into the air but as far as the rest of the world know
Video examples
The sonic boom problem -...
Humans have been fascinated with speed for ages. The history of human progress is one of ever-increasing velocity, and one of the most important achievements in this historical race was the breaking of the sound barrier. Not long after the first successful airplane flights,
Video examples
Can you solve the...
flying around the world nonstop in a plane of his own design. Able to travel consistently at the incredible speed of one degree longitude around the equator per minute, the plane would take six hours to circle the world. There's just one
Video examples
The mathematics of...
that allow them to draw without a window. One is that parallel lines, like these, can only be drawn as parallel if they're parallel to the plane of the canvas. Otherwise, they need to be drawn converging to a common point
Video examples
Ze Frank: Are you human?
when someone said something shitty to you and then spent the rest of the day wondering why you reacted that way? Yes. Have you ever seemed to lose your airplane ticket a thousand times as you walked
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How to practice...
and putting your cell phone on airplane mode. In one study, researchers observed 260 students studying. On average, those students were able to stay on task for only six minutes at a time.
Video examples
Saving an Elephant from...
Guys, we are ready. We go help the elephant. This is good. I'm happy now the vet's here. Fred works alongside a spotter plane to locate the injured bull.
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
the world number one in ultimate competition and I have to say no I did but I did challenge all the top grandmasters I planed it in the world
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Joe Morton
American Actor
Without mentioning any names, there was a film that was being done, and I ran into the producer on the plane. It was a book that I really, really loved, and I said, 'I'd love to be a part of this.' And they made it clear that that was not going to be possible - for no particular reason other than that there was just no part for a black person.
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Hope Davis
American Actress
You know what I have noticed? And this is really sad. Flying first class is less scary than flying coach. They speak to you and they're so nice to you and they want to help you and they know you want a drink before the plane takes off. And they bring it to you without asking. If you're sitting in coach and hoping for a drink, good luck.
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Geri Halliwell
British Musician
The thing is, when I feel like I have to lose weight, the opposite happens. I remember stuffing loads of chocolate on the plane to the shoot, and I thought, 'Why don't you have the courage to show up in a body that's natural, not overly worked out?
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Celine Dion
Musician
I have to say that when you tour the world, obviously, the jetlags and different hours and ways of living and traveling, a lot of hours in the plane, and you wake up in the morning and you're not quite sure where you are, and it is very tiring.
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Gene Roddenberry
American Producer
When you get into an airplane by yourself and take off, you find yourself in this lovely, three-dimensional world where you can go in any direction. There is no feeling any more exciting than that.
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John Oates
American Musician
You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get paid for. Playing I actually do for free.
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Eddie Murphy
American Comedian
If I don't die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.
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Enes Kanter
Turkish Athlete
When I stepped in America outside of the plane, I said, 'I came home.
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Jim Courier
American Athlete
The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
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Joe Morton
American Actor
Without mentioning any names, there was a film that was being done, and I ran into the producer on the plane. It was a book that I really, really loved, and I said, 'I'd love to be a part of this.' And they made it clear that that was not going to be possible - for no particular reason other than that there was just no part for a black person.
Quote examples
Hope Davis
American Actress
You know what I have noticed? And this is really sad. Flying first class is less scary than flying coach. They speak to you and they're so nice to you and they want to help you and they know you want a drink before the plane takes off. And they bring it to you without asking. If you're sitting in coach and hoping for a drink, good luck.
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Geri Halliwell
British Musician
The thing is, when I feel like I have to lose weight, the opposite happens. I remember stuffing loads of chocolate on the plane to the shoot, and I thought, 'Why don't you have the courage to show up in a body that's natural, not overly worked out?
Quote examples
Celine Dion
Musician
I have to say that when you tour the world, obviously, the jetlags and different hours and ways of living and traveling, a lot of hours in the plane, and you wake up in the morning and you're not quite sure where you are, and it is very tiring.
Quote examples
Gene Roddenberry
American Producer
When you get into an airplane by yourself and take off, you find yourself in this lovely, three-dimensional world where you can go in any direction. There is no feeling any more exciting than that.
Quote examples
John Oates
American Musician
You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get paid for. Playing I actually do for free.
Quote examples
Eddie Murphy
American Comedian
If I don't die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow.
Quote examples
Robert Frost
American Poet
Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.
Quote examples
Enes Kanter
Turkish Athlete
When I stepped in America outside of the plane, I said, 'I came home.
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Jim Courier
American Athlete
The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
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