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

DiFuria described a billionaire family that went from feeling guilty about their spending to owning yachts and planes and moving to an area where other billionaires live. — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Some companies that owned Spirit's planes before bankruptcy will just sell their parts, but some may keep the planes in storage. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

The team used derivatives of triptycene, a molecule whose three planes form a propeller-like arrangement. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

This election season, candidates have hit the campaign trail in bush planes, boats, and dog sleds. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Al Drago / Getty American ⁠Airlines planes flew less full in the third quarter even as passenger yields jumped more than 18%. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

The Viceroy can carry 12 adult passengers and luggage in addition to its two captains, more than most private helicopters and small planes. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

The school called neighbors, who entered their two-story home by TavernAero Airport, a private airstrip in a neighborhood where residents park planes and boats by their homes, and made the grisly discovery. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Local airlines have moved planes parked at Riyadh airport to other locations while the airport remains a Houthi target, suggesting that travel to the capital is not expected to resume soon. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026