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plane
verbs
catch/take a plane
• She caught the first plane back to New York.
get on a plane
( also board a plane )
• We got on the plane and found our seats.
a plane takes off
(= goes into the air )
• The flight attendants served drinks shortly after the plane took off.
a plane lands
(= moves safely down onto the ground )
• Because of the fog, our plane had to land at Luton.
a plane touches down
(= lands safely on the ground )
• As soon as the plane touched down on the runway, I felt better.
a plane flies
• Several planes flew overhead.
a plane taxies
(= moves slowly along on the ground )
• The plane taxied to a halt.
a plane crashes
• Their plane crashed shortly after take-off.
a plane crash-lands
(= lands in a sudden and dangerous way because of a problem )
• Their small plane crash-landed on a busy motorway yesterday.
a plane carries passengers
• A plane carrying 10 civilians was shot down.
fly/pilot a plane
• I admire the guys who flew those planes.
land a plane
(= bring it safely down onto the ground )
• The pilot managed to land the plane safely on the beach.
bring a plane down
(= land it )
• He ran out of fuel and had to bring the plane down on a road leading to the village.
get off a plane
• Would he ever see her again after they got off the plane?
shoot down a plane
• The guerrillas shot down an Israeli fighter plane.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + plane
a private plane
• He flew to Vegas in his private plane.
a cargo plane
(= for carrying goods )
• cargo planes carrying emergency supplies for victims of the earthquake
a transport plane
(= for carrying military equipment and soldiers )
• Heavily-laden transport planes can only land if there is a long runway.
a military plane
• Air Force jets intercepted two military planes that had entered the no-fly zone.
a fighter plane
(= a small fast military plane )
• fighter planes from the Second World War
a spy plane
• An unmanned US spy plane had been shot down.
plane + NOUN
a plane crash
• Over 200 people died in the plane crash.
COMMON ERRORS
>>> Do not say ' fly by plane '. Say go by plane or just fly .
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noun aeroplane ADJ. private VERB + PLANE catch, get, take She caught the first plane out. | miss | board, get on | get off, step off I fell in love with the city the moment I stepped off the plane. | fly, pilot | charter PLANE + VERB take off | come down, land | crash | cruise, fly | carry sb/sth The plane was carrying 350 people. PLANE + NOUN crash, disaster PREP. by ~ We left by plane for Peking. | in a/the ~ I've never flown in a plane. | on a/the ~ The president was never on the plane at all. flat surface ADJ. horizontal, parallel, vertical standard/level of thought/activity ADJ. higher With practice, an athlete can reach a higher plane of achievement. | mental, mystical, spiritual PHRASES be/exist/function/operate on a different plane Like all talented musicians, he operates on a different plane from most people.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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plane
( also aeroplane British English ) , airplane American English a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine:
• The plane took off from John F Kennedy airport. • a passenger plane carrying over 300 people
aircraft
a plane or other vehicle that can fly. Aircraft sounds more formal than plane:
• Smoking is not allowed on board the aircraft. • He was trained to fly military aircraft.
jet
a fast plane with a jet engine:
• She owns a private jet.
airliner
a large plane that carries people:
• a commercial airliner
military planes
bomber
a plane that carries and drops bombs:
• The town was attacked by US and British bombers.
fighter (plane)
a small fast military plane that can destroy other planes:
• The plane was shot down by enemy fighters. • He was a fighter pilot during the war.
warplane
a military plane that is used for fighting in the air or for dropping bombs:
• The area had been bombed by US warplanes.
people on a plane
pilot
someone who operates the controls of a plane:
• an airline pilot • He has a pilot’s licence.
co-pilot
a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot:
• The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane.
captain
the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft:
• This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes.
the flight crew
all the people who work on a plane during a flight:
• The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.
the cabin crew
the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane:
• The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly.
flight attendant
someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane:
• The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat.
steward/stewardess
a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane:
• I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket.
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