plane

a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift a plane flew overhead Synonyms aeroplane [chiefly British], airplaneRelated Words airbus, airliner, air taxi, liner; aerodyne, aircraft, air-cushion vehicle, airframe, airship, ship, tractor; freighter, tanker; jet, jetliner, superjet, supersonic, supersonic transport, trijet, turbojet, turboprop; aerospace plane, rocket plane; bomber, fighter, jump jet, torpedo bomber, torpedo plane, warplane; amphibian, seaplane; biplane, lightplane, tilt-rotor, towplane, trimotor, triplane; glider, sailplane

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps planed the wood for the picnic table perfectly smooth so that no one would get splinters Synonyms flatten, level, plane, smooth, smoothenRelated Words clip, crop, pare, prune, shave, trim; lay, press, spread; card, comb, rake; surfaceNear Antonyms coarsen, rumple, wrinkle; bend, kink; dent, pitAntonyms rough, roughen

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings an eagle planed effortlessly overhead, gliding on an air current Synonyms aviate, glide, plane, soar, wingRelated Words drift, float, hang, hover, waft; coast, cruise, sail, sweep; dart, flit, flutter; catapult, helicopter, jet, orbit, rocket; dive, stoop