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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlane
/pleɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flat or level surface.
"The carpenter used a plane to smooth the wooden surface." - 2
A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings.
"We took a plane to our vacation destination."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'planus', meaning flat or level, passing through Old French 'plane' into Middle English in the 14th century. Over time, the geometric and carpenter's tool senses expanded to aviation through the shortening of 'aeroplane' in the early 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plane" is said worldwide
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avion
Transliteration: avion
"Nous avons pris un avion pour Paris."
Flugzeug
Transliteration: Flugzeug
"Wir flogen mit dem Flugzeug nach Berlin."
aereo
Transliteration: aereo
"Abbiamo preso un aereo per Roma."
avión
Transliteration: avión
"Tomamos un avión a Madrid."
avião
Transliteration: avião
"Pegamos um avião para Lisboa."
विमान
Transliteration: vimān
"हमने दिल्ली के लिए एक विमान लिया।"
飞机
Transliteration: fēijī
"我们乘坐飞机去上海。"
비행기
Transliteration: bihaenggi
"우리는 비행기로 부산에 갔다."
飛行機
Transliteration: hikōki
"私たちは飛行機で東京に行きました。"
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