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plane vs seaplane

seaplane vs plane

plane and seaplane both are nouns.

plane is an adjective but seaplane is not an adjective.

plane and seaplane both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plane Yes Yes Yes No
seaplane Yes No Yes No
As nouns, seaplane is a hyponym of plane; that is, seaplane is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plane:
  • plane: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
  • seaplane: an airplane that can land on or take off from water
plane (noun) seaplane (noun)
a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood an airplane that can land on or take off from water
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
a level of existence or development
plane (adjective) seaplane (adjective)
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
plane (verb) seaplane (verb)
cut or remove with or as if with a plane glide on the water in a hydroplane
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
travel on the surface of water
Difference between plane and seaplane

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