Hypernyms for "plane"
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airliner
amphibian
amphibious aircraft
aquaplane
attack aircraft
beading plane
biplane
block plane
bomber
bullnose
bullnosed plane
Cartesian plane
chamfer plane
circular plane
combination plane
compass plane
delta wing
dovetail plane
facet plane
fighter
fighter aircraft
fore plane
hangar queen
hydroplane
jack plane
jet
jet plane
jet-propelled plane
jointer
jointer plane
jointing plane
long plane
match plane
midline
midplane
monoplane
multiengine airplane
multiengine plane
openside plane
orbital plane
picture plane
propeller plane
rabbet plane
reconnaissance plane
router plane
scrub plane
seaplane
ski-plane
smooth plane
smoothing plane
spokeshave
tangent plane
tanker plane
tonguing and grooving plane
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.