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Definition of plane noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    plane

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//pleɪn//
     
     
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  1. 1= airplane She left by plane for Albany. a plane crash I caught the next plane to Philadelphia. The plane took off an hour late. The plane landed in San Juan. They boarded the plane and flew to Chicago. Topic CollocationsTravel and Tourismvacations
    • have/take a vacation/a break/a day off/a year off/time off
    • go on/be on vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/sabbatical/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
    • go backpacking/camping/sightseeing
    • plan a trip/a vacation/your itinerary
    • reserve a hotel room/a flight/tickets
    • have/make/cancel a reservation
    • rent a condo/a vacation home/a cabin
    • rent a car/bicycle/moped/scooter/Jet Ski
    • stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/a trailer/a vacation home/a resort/a timeshare
    • cost/charge $100 a/per night for a suite/a single/double/twin room
    • check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
    • pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
    • call/order room service
    • cancel/cut short a trip/vacation
    foreign travel
    • apply for/get/renew a/your passport
    • take out/buy/get travel insurance
    • catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
    • fly (in)/travel (in) first/business/economy class
    • make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour layover/stopover in Hong Kong
    • experience/cause/lead to delays
    • check (in)/collect/get/lose your baggage/luggage
    • be charged for/pay excess baggage fees
    • board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
    • taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
    • experience/hit/encounter (mild/severe) turbulence
    • suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/motion sickness
    • be seasick/carsick
    the tourist industry
    • attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
    • encourage/promote/hurt tourism
    • promote/develop ecotourism
    • build/develop/visit a tourist/tropical/beach/ski resort
    • work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
    • be served by/compete with low-fare/low-cost/budget airlines
    • use/go to/have a travel agent
    • contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
    • buy/be on/go on a package deal/vacation/tour
    • buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
  2. 2(geometry) any flat or level surface, or an imaginary flat surface through or joining material objects the horizontal/vertical plane We may describe uniquely any point in a plane by an ordered pair of numbers, called coordinates.
  3. 3a level of thought, existence, or development to reach a higher plane of achievement They seem to exist on a different spiritual plane.
  4. 4a tool with a blade set in a flat surface, used for making the surface of wood smooth by shaving very thin layers off it
See plane in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary