Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
plainchant
Plains Indian
plainsman
plainsong
plainsperson
plainswoman
plaint
plaintiff
plaintive
plait
plan
plan-
plan ahead
plan for
plan on
plan out
plan sponsor
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "plane" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

plane (1)

plane [ playn ]


noun  (plural planes)
Definition:
 
aviation 
Same as  airplane




intransitive verb  (past and past participle planed, present participle plan·ing, 3rd person present singular planes)
Definition:
 
travel by plane: to travel by airplane

[Late 20th century. Shortening]
Englishtown: Learn English online
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft