How to pronounce plane
American English pronunciation
PLAYN
- IPA
- /ˈpleɪn/
- Syllables
- PLAYN (1 syllable)
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What plane means
Most people know plane in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A hand tool that shaves wood smooth
In a sentence: Dad pushed the plane along the sticky door until thin curls of wood fell to the floor.
Where it comes from: This plane comes through French from the Latin plana, the name of a smoothing tool. The flying plane comes from a separate word, the Latin for a flat surface.
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