Airplane A noun: 1 airplane, aeroplane, plane an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" Category Tree: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) object; physical object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" artifact; artefact: a man-made object taken as a whole instrumentality: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end; instrumentation: the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation conveyance: the act of transporting something from one location to another; transport: the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials vehicle: a conveyance that transports people or objects craft: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" aircraft: a vehicle that can fly heavier-than-air craft: a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it airplane, aeroplane plane hangar queen: an airplane with a bad maintenance record fighter; fighter aircraft; attack aircraft: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air stealth fighter: a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs kamikaze: a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II interceptor: a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft bomber: a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight stealth bomber: a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar dive bomber: a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target martin b-26 marauder: United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber biplane: old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other amphibian: cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form; amphibious aircraft: an airplane designed to take off and land on water airliner: a commercial airplane that carries passengers widebody aircraft; wide-body aircraft; wide-body; twin-aisle airplane: a commercial airliner with two aisles narrowbody aircraft; narrow-body aircraft; narrow-body: a commercial airliner with a single aisle airbus: a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances

OVERVIEW OF NOUN PLANE 1) airplane, aeroplane, plane: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" 2) plane, sheet: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" 3) plane: a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane" 4) plane, planer, planing machine: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood 5) plane, carpenter's plane, woodworking plane: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" OVERVIEW OF VERB PLANE 1) plane, shave: cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" 2) plane, skim: travel on the surface of water 3) plane: make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door" OVERVIEW OF ADJECTIVE PLANE 1) flat, level, plane: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"