noun
plane
PLAYN/pleɪn/
A powered aircraft with fixed wings.
The plane rises above the runway and turns toward the coast.
Etymology
Plane is a shortened form of aeroplane, keeping the longer word's aircraft meaning. Aeroplane remains common in British English, while airplane predominates in American English.
In context
the aircraft was on the catapult, as it's the last moment before the plane is launched
More examples
- Our plane arrived twenty minutes late.
- Several planes waited for takeoff.
- She watched the plane disappear into the clouds.
Forms
plane · planes