'plane

noun

Dated spelling of plane (“airplane; aeroplane”).

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Meanings

noun'plane (plural 'planes)

plural 'planes

  1. Dated spelling of plane (“airplane; aeroplane”).

    "It was a 'plane crash."

    1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 279
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    The 'plane did two hundred and forty miles in two and a half hours - the trucks had taken nine days

    1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 22

    Jargodin stood for a long time after the 'plane was out of sight.

    1994, Jim Ranie, Jargodin: The Moonlighter, Brisbane: Jim Ranie, page 246
verb'plane (third-person singular simple present 'planes, present participle 'planing, simple past and past participle 'planed)

present singular third person 'planes · participle present 'planing · participle past 'planed · past 'planed

  1. Dated spelling of plane (“airplane; aeroplane”).

    They 'planed over isolated oases of green timber, in each of which were plainly seen the white ashes of native fires.

    1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 22
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APA

'plane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'plane

MLA

“'plane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'plane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'plane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'plane.

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