Plane vs. Boat

Planeadjective

Of a surface: flat or level.

Planenoun

A level or flat surface.

Planenoun

(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).

Planenoun

A level of existence or development. (eg, astral plane)

Planenoun

A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.

Planenoun

Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code points.

Planenoun

(anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.

Planenoun

(countable) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

Planenoun

An airplane; an aeroplane.

Planenoun

(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

Planenoun

(Northern UK) A sycamore.

Planeverb

(transitive) To smooth (wood) with a plane.

Planeverb

(nautical) To move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water.

Planeverb

To glide or soar.

Planenoun

Any tree of the genus Platanus.

Planenoun

A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without curvature.

Planenoun

An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with, or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle, or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of the ecliptic, or of the equator.

Planenoun

A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate.

Planenoun

A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc.

Planeadjective

Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.

Planeverb

To make smooth; to level; to pare off the inequalities of the surface of, as of a board or other piece of wood, by the use of a plane; as, to plane a plank.

Planeverb

To efface or remove.

Planeverb

Figuratively, to make plain or smooth.

Planeverb

Of a boat, to lift more or less out of the water while in motion, after the manner of a hydroplane; to hydroplane.

Planenoun

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets;

Planenoun

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape;

Planenoun

a level of existence or development;

Planenoun

a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

Planenoun

a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood;

Planeverb

cut or remove with or as if with a plane;

Planeverb

travel on the surface of water

Planeverb

make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane;

Planeadjective

having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another;

Boatnoun

A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

Boatnoun

(poker slang) A full house.

Boatnoun

A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

Boatnoun

(chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.

Boatnoun

The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.

Boatverb

(intransitive) To travel by boat.

Boatverb

(transitive) To transport in a boat.

Boatverb

(transitive) To place in a boat.

Boatnoun

A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.

Boatnoun

Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.

Boatnoun

A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.

Boatverb

To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.

Boatverb

To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.

Boatverb

To go or row in a boat.

Boatnoun

a small vessel for travel on water

Boatnoun

a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

Boatverb

ride in a boat on water

Boat

A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size, shape, cargo or passenger capacity, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically found on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas.