Collocations for plane - noun
1. aeroplane
ADJ.
private
VERB + PLANE
catch, get, take
She caught the first plane out.
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.
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.
The plane was carrying 350 people.
PLANE + NOUN
crash, disaster
PREP.
by ~
We left by plane for Peking.
We left by plane for Peking.
in a/the ~
I''ve never flown in a plane.
I''ve never flown in a plane.
on a/the ~
The president was never on the plane at all.
The president was never on the plane at all.
2. flat surface
ADJ.
horizontal, parallel, vertical
3. standard/level of thought/activity
ADJ.
higher
With practice, an athlete can reach a higher plane of achievement.
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.
Like all talented musicians, he operates on a different plane from most people.