Synonyms of planes

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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 sequence in which a half dozen planes battle Ghidorah in the air is grand, eye-popping filmmaking. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

The issue comes after years of delays of Boeing’s Max planes following safety and manufacturing crises, including the two deadly crashes of Max 8 aircraft in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Military planes were in the air, one of those sources and another source familiar with the incident said. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Existing control planes are built around instances, containers, storage and networks. — Anshu Bansal, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The Navy's grounding of the planes is standard practice, according to Rupp who said ATAC supported the Navy in that decision. — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Airport lounges and planes can be aggressively over-air-conditioned, so a good midweight layer earns its space quickly. — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026

The new tower, expected to open in about 22 months, will be 50 feet taller, allowing controllers better visuals of the entire runway for incoming planes. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

The unit – cobbled together from pilots without units – shot down or destroyed more than 200 Japanese planes from August 1943 to January 1944. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026