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They know what's immediately important for flying the plane, and can scan across multiple gauges (rather than fixating on one or two of them) to develop a "big picture" of what the plane is actually doing.

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  1. noun Mathematics A surface containing all the straight lines that connect any two points on it.
  2. noun A flat or level surface.
  3. noun A level of development, existence, or achievement: scholarship on a high plane.
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  • They know what's immediately important for flying the plane, and can scan across multiple gauges (rather than fixating on one or two of them) to develop a "big picture" of what the plane is actually doing. —  FutureNow's GrokDotCom / Marketing Optimization Blog
  • Just as the plane is about to hit the water, the pilot must ensure that wings are level to prevent either one from clipping the water, which would cause the plane to cartwheel. —  Macleans.ca
  • Half full or half empty depending on your take, the plane was the usual mix of banter and insomnia.
  • Oh my, and we thought snakes on a plane was a bunch of you know what. —  IAGblog
  • On the belly of the plane is an electrically powered ball gun turret, with two large guns that could fire a full 360 degrees around and below the airplane. —  Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Most Viewed
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plane:   planes ·  planed
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  1. Latin plānum, flat surface, from neuter of plānus, flat; see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots. N., sense 4, short for aeroplane.
  2. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin plāna, from plānāre, to plane, from plānus, flat; see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots.
  3. Middle English planen, to glide, soar, from Old French planer, from plain, flat, level; see plain.
  4. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin platanus, from Greek platanos, perhaps from platus, broad; see plat- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. I. a. from French plan (feminine plane) = Spanish plano = Portuguese plano = Italian piano, from Latin planus, flat, level, plane, plain: see plain, a. II. n. from French plan = Spanish Portuguese plano = Italian piano, from New Latin planum, a geometrical plane: cf. Latin planum, level ground, a plain, neuter of Latin planus, level, flat, plane, plain: see plain, n. Cf. plan, n. Plane, plain, plan, piano, are from the same Latin word.
  2. from plane,adjective Cf. plain and plane,v., ult. the same word.
  3. from Middle English planen, from Old French (and F.) planer = Italian pianare, from Late Latin planare, plane (with a cutting-tool), make level, from Latin planus, level: see plane.
  4. from French plane, a carpenters' tool, from Middle Latin plana, a carpenters' tool, from Late Latin planare, plane (with a cutting-tool), make level: see plane, v.
  5. from Middle English plane, from Old French plane, French plane, also platane = Spanish plátano = Portuguese Italian platano, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος the plane-tree, πλατν/ς broad: see plat.
 

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