noun
1 ⇨ See also ↑ aeroplane , ↑ airplane
ADJECTIVE
▪ light , small
▪ commercial , passenger
▪
the first generation of passenger ~s, like the Boeing 707
▪ cargo , transport
▪
a military cargo ~
▪ fighter , spy
▪ jet
▪ private
VERB + PLANE
▪ catch , get , take
▪
She caught the first ~ out.
▪ miss
▪ board , get on
▪ get off , step off
▪
I fell in love with the city the moment I stepped off the ~.
▪ fly , pilot
▪ land
▪ charter
▪ build
▪ hijack
▪ crash
▪ shoot down
▪
The Soviets shot down our U-2 spy ~.
PLANE + VERB
▪ take off
▪ come down , land
▪ crash , go down
▪ cruise , fly
▪
The ~ was cruising at 20 000 feet.
▪ carry sb/sth
▪
The ~ was carrying 350 people.
PLANE + NOUN
▪ crash
▪ ticket
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
We left by ~ for Beijing.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
I've never flown in a ~.
▪ on a/the ~
▪
The president was never on the ~ at all.
2 flat surface
ADJECTIVE
▪ flat , horizontal , parallel , vertical
3 standard/level of thought/activity
ADJECTIVE
▪ higher
▪
With practice, an athlete can reach a higher ~ of achievement.
▪ mental , spiritual
PHRASES
▪ be on a different ~ , operate on a different ~
▪
Like all talented musicians, he operates on a different ~ from most people.