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

Elsewhere the family notice how quickly the stars become visible when planes, helicopters and pollution disappear. — Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Miller rushed to the smoking deck and began firing an anti-aircraft gun (despite not being trained to use it) at the planes, and helped carry wounded sailors to safety. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

There has been increased attention to airspace shared between helicopters and planes since last year’s midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

What was so shocking 100 years ago was that these were, like, just flat planes of color, and that the colors were the focus. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Centcom said 1,000 ships have made the journey, protected by naval ships, helicopters, planes, and missile interceptors. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

The group also flew some of the aid to remote towns with helicopters and small planes. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Now playing American Airlines planes seen at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) on August 5, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Incursions boil down to planes, vehicles and people being in the wrong place at the wrong time. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026