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Vocabulary Entry
plane
|noun • verb • adjective
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N
noun
A flat or level surface; an aircraft that is heavier than air and has wings.
Example Sentences
"The carpenter measured the plane of the table carefully."
"She boarded the plane for her vacation overseas."
"The mountain was so vast it seemed to stretch out as a plane before them."
V
verb
To make something smooth or level; to fly in an aircraft.
Example Sentences
"He used a tool to plane the rough edges of the wood."
"The birds planed across the sky as the sun set."
"We planed at an altitude of 30,000 feet."
A
adjective
Flat or level; lacking features or decoration.
Example Sentences
"The painting had a plane background, which emphasized the main subject."
"The field was a plane expanse of grass."
"He preferred the plane design of the building over something more ornate."