plane

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plane
pleɪn Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points on it would wholly lie.
    E.g. the horizontal plane
  • a level of existence, thought, or development.
    E.g. everything is connected on the spiritual plane
adjective
  • completely level or flat.
    E.g. a plane surface
verb
  • (of a bird or an airborne object) soar without moving the wings; glide.
    E.g. seagulls swooped and planed overhead
noun
  • an aeroplane.
    E.g. a plane crash
verb
  • travel in an aeroplane.
    E.g. I had planed into the large air terminal at Los Angeles
noun
  • a tool consisting of a block with a projecting steel blade, used to smooth a wooden or other surface by paring shavings from it.
verb
  • smooth (wood or other material) with a plane.
    E.g. plane the edges of the wood to a smooth finish
noun
  • a tall spreading tree of the northern hemisphere, with maple-like leaves and bark that peels in uneven patches.

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