(~s, planing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines, which can fly through the air.
He had plenty of time to catch his ~...
Her mother was killed in a ~ crash.
...fighter ~s.
= aero~, air~
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2.
A ~ is a flat, level surface which may be sloping at a particular angle.
...a building with angled ~s.
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3.
If a number of points are in the same ~, one line or one flat surface could pass through them all.
All the ~ts orbit the Sun in roughly the same ~, round its equator.
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4.
A ~ is a tool that has a flat bottom with a sharp blade in it. You move the ~ over a piece of wood in order to remove thin pieces of its surface.
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5.
If you ~ a piece of wood, you make it smaller or smoother by using a ~.
She watches him ~ the surface of a walnut board...
Again I ~d the surface flush.
VERB: V n, V n adj
6.
A ~ or a ~ tree is a large tree with broad leaves which often grows in towns.
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