planespot

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verb

To take part in planespotting.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbplanespot (third-person singular simple present planespots, present participle planespotting, simple past and past participle planespotted)

present singular third person planespots · participle present planespotting · participle past planespotted · past planespotted

  1. intransitiverareTo take part in planespotting.

    You missed the best place of all to planespot. EAA week at OSH (in late July/early August).

    2002 January 13, Michael G. Koerner, “Re: Airports been to”, in misc.transport.road (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    So if you go to planespot at LAS, check your winds. they could save you a trip down there. ¶ PHL is also another good place to go. You may have to go a fair bit to get to it, but you can actually park right next or near the Tower to planespot.

    2000 November 8, A Guy Called Tyketto, “Re: Airports with good viewing galleries?”, in rec.travel.air (Usenet)

    At the U.S. airports where I planespot you see this phenomenon manifested clearly. The planespotting idiots will ignore an Air China 747-400 as it glides in beautifully for landing, […] but let a dirty-looking stealth-schemed United 777 come in and they all get so excited they can barely keep from trembling and can't hold their cameras steady.

    2001 March 7, Joe, “Re: What's so great about the 777?”, in rec.travel.air (Usenet)

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APA

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MLA

“planespot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planespot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planespot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planespot.

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