approach attack plan of attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation, his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons, an attack on inflation, his plan of attack was misguided |
airplane aeroplane plane r | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets, the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane |
beading plane | a plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork |
block plane | a small plane used on end grains of wood |
bullnose bullnosed plane | a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front |
chamfer plane | a plane that makes a beveled edge |
circular plane compass plane | a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces |
combination plane | a woodworking plane that has interchangeable cutters of various shapes |
dado plane | a plane for making a dado groove |
double-prop double-propeller plane twin-prop twin-propeller-plane | a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability) |
dovetail plane | a woodworking plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints |
floatplane pontoon plane | a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water |
floor plan | scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level, contrasts with elevation |
fore plane | a carpenter's plane intermediate between a jack plane and a jointer plane |
ground plan | a floor plan for the ground level of a building |
inclined plane | a simple machine for elevating objects, consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal |
jack plane | a carpenter's plane for rough finishing |
jet jet plane jet-propelled plane | an airplane powered by one or more jet engines |
jointer jointer plane jointing plane long plane | a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together |
match plane tonguing and grooving plane | a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards |
multiengine airplane multiengine plane | a plane with two or more engines |
openside plane rabbet plane | a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets |
plan architectural plan | scale drawing of a structure, the plans for City Hall were on file |
plane carpenter's plane woodworking plane | a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood, the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work |
plane planer planing machine | a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood |
plane seat | a seat on a commercial airliner |
plane table | surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod, used to sight and map topographical details |
propeller plane | an airplane that is driven by a propeller |
propjet turboprop turbo-propeller plane | an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine |
reconnaissance plane | a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy |
router plane | a woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will make grooves with smooth bottoms |
scrub plane | a narrow woodworking plane used to cut away excess stock |
single prop single-propeller plane | a propeller plane with a single propeller |
ski-plane | an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield |
smooth plane smoothing plane | a small plane for finish work |
tanker plane | an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire |
warplane military plane | an aircraft designed and used for combat |
design plan | an arrangement scheme, the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult, it was an excellent design for living, a plan for seating guests |
plan program programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished, they drew up a six-step plan, they discussed plans for a new bond issue |
master plan | a long-term outline of a project or government function, the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development |
plan of action | a plan for actively doing something |
battle plan | plan for conducting a battle |
travel plan itinerary | a proposed route of travel |
game plan | (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport |
game plan | (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs, newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion |
plot secret plan game | a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal), they concocted a plot to discredit the governor, I saw through his little game from the start |
pension plan pension account retirement plan retirement savings plan retirement savings account retirement account retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
Keogh plan | a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons |
employee savings plan | a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer |
stock purchase plan | an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock |