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Plural for an aircraft, especially an aeroplane
“Suddenly, I heard a plane fly overhead. It was low in the sky, slow, and noisy.”
Plural for a level of existence, thought, or development
“Yet, not to do so is to remove historical events from the plane of analysis and to place it at the level of religious remembrance.”
Plural for a flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points on it would wholly lie
“The distance between images taken along the optical z-axis and the number of images projected into a single plane is indicated.”
Plural for a compact means of transportation, like a plane, runabout, or small boat
Plural for a thin, flat sheet or strip of metal or other material
Plural for one side or surface of something many-sided
Plural for a level top that can be used to work on
Plural for a military aircraft designed for aerial attacks
Plural for each in a series of rows or levels of a structure placed one above the other
Plural for a gradient or slope
Plural for any of various trees of the genus Platanus
To make or give a flat and even surface to
“Experience has shown us that if the supplier has to plane the wood, he will do a good job of removing the nails.”
To move or glide through the air
“No life stirred except where, against the sky, buzzards planed and glided on motionless wings.”
To glide or skim across a surface
“They are these neat skilike things that go on his hands that allow him to plane across the water a lot easier.”
To cut (a thin slice or slices) from the surface of something
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