Tra từ plane - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

plane [plane planes planed planing] noun, adjective, verb BrE [pleɪn] NAmE [pleɪn]
noun

1. (BrE also aero·plane) (also air·plane especially in NAmE)a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines
• She left by plane for Berlin.
•a plane crash
• I caught the next plane to Dublin.
•The plane took off an hour late.
•The plane landed at Geneva.
•They boarded the plane and flew to Chicago.

2. (geometry)any flat or level surface, or an imaginary flat surface through or joining material objects
•the horizontal/vertical plane
•We may describe uniquely any point in a plane by an ordered pair of numbers, called coordinates.
3. a level of thought, existence or development
•to reach a higher plane of achievement
•They seem to exist on a different spiritual plane.
4. a tool with a blade set in a flat surface, used for making the surface of wood smooth by shaving very thin layers off it

Word Origin:
n. senses 2 to 3 and adj. v. senses 2 to 3 early 17th cent. Latin planum ‘flat surface’ planus ‘plain’ French plan(e) ‘flat’ ↑plainn. sense 1 early 20th cent.n. sense 4 and v. sense 1 Middle English French plaine ‘planing instrument’ late Latin plana Latin planare ‘make level’ planus ‘plain, level’

Collocations:
Travel and tourism
Holidays/vacations
have/take (BrE) a holiday/(NAmE) a vacation/a break/a day off/(BrE) a gap year
go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially BrE) booking
rent a villa/(both BrE) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
(especially BrE) hire/ (especially NAmE) rent a car/bicycle/moped
stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both BrE) a holiday home/a caravan
cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(BrE) en suite room
check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
call/order room service
cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
Foreign travel
apply for/get/renew a/your passport
take out/buy/get travel insurance
catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(NAmE also) layover in Hong Kong
experience/cause/lead to delays
check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially BrE) luggage/(especially NAmE) baggage
be charged for/pay excess baggage
board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
The tourist industry
attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
encourage/promote/hurt tourism
promote/develop ecotourism
build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially BrE) seaside/beach/ski resort
work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially NAmE) low-fare/budget airlines
book sth through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs

Example Bank:
•I've never flown in a plane.
•Like all talented musicians, he operates on a different plane from most people.
•She caught the first plane out.
•The Soviets shot down our U-2 spy plane.
•The plane was carrying 350 people.
•The plane was cruising at 20 000 feet.
•The president was never on the plane at all.
•We left by plane for Beijing.
•With practice, an athlete can reach a higher plane of achievement.
•a military cargo plane
•the first generation of passenger planes, like the Boeing 707

adjective only before noun (technical)
completely flat; level
•a plane surface

Word Origin:
n. senses 2 to 3 and adj. v. senses 2 to 3 early 17th cent. Latin planum ‘flat surface’ planus ‘plain’ French plan(e) ‘flat’ ↑plainn. sense 1 early 20th cent.n. sense 4 and v. sense 1 Middle English French plaine ‘planing instrument’ late Latin plana Latin planare ‘make level’ planus ‘plain, level’

verb
1. transitive to make a piece of wood smoother or flatter with a ↑plane _n. (⁴)
•~ sth Plane the surface down first.
•~ sth + adj. Then plane the wood smooth.
2. intransitive (of a bird)to fly without moving the wings, especially high up in the air
3. intransitive (of a boat, etc.)to move quickly across water, only just touching the surface
•The boat planed past in clouds of spray.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 2 to 3 and adj. v. senses 2 to 3 early 17th cent. Latin planum ‘flat surface’ planus ‘plain’ French plan(e) ‘flat’ ↑plainn. sense 1 early 20th cent.n. sense 4 and v. sense 1 Middle English French plaine ‘planing instrument’ late Latin plana Latin planare ‘make level’ planus ‘plain, level’

See also: ↑aeroplane ▪ ↑airplane