Synonyms of planes

planes 1 of 3

noun

plural of plane

as in airplanes

a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift

a plane flew overhead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• airplanes
• aeroplanes
• airliners
• aircraft
• ships
• airships
• jets
• bombers
• tractors
• tankers
• airframes
• freighters
• liners
• biplanes
• jetliners
• seaplanes
• air taxis
• turboprops
• warplanes
• fighters
• turbojets
• supersonics
• gliders
• rocket planes
• amphibians
• supersonic transports
• torpedo bombers
• sailplanes
• aerodynes
• lightplanes
• aerospace planes
• superjets
• triplanes
• trijets
• jump jets
• air-cushion vehicles
• trimotors
• towplanes
• tilt-rotors

planes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of plane

as in smooths

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 & Similar Words

• smooths
• shaves
• levels
• rakes
• trims
• flattens
• crops
• evens
• clips
• prunes
• surfaces
• cards
• combs
• pares
• smoothens
• lays
• spreads
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughs
• roughens
• wrinkles
• bends
• coarsens
• pits
• rumples
• dents
• kinks

planes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of plane

as in flies

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings

an eagle planed effortlessly overhead, gliding on an air current

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flies
• wings
• hovers
• sails
• floats
• glides
• soars
• drifts
• darts
• aviates
• flutters
• jets
• orbits
• coasts
• helicopters
• cruises
• sweeps
• wafts
• rockets
• catapults
• flits
• hangs
• stoops
• dives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of planes

Noun

The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Southwest won't likely start flying the planes until next year. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

The expenditure of those munitions goes along with other losses of materiel, including fighter jets, airborne early warning and reconnaissance planes, helicopters and drones. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

The lines form images of animals that can be fully appreciated only from planes or viewing towers. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Farther west, guests at JL Bar Ranch can land their own jets on a runway that fits planes as large as a Gulfstream G550. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The number of firefighters mobilized grew to 2,500, backed by 18 planes and helicopters, including from other European nations. — Mark Carlson, Fortune, 27 July 2026

More than 2,500 firefighters, backed by 18 planes and helicopters, are working to slow the fire's advance. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

In the wellness rooms, concrete surfaces are treated almost like sculpture, with angled planes designed to shape daylight. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026