An airplane is a winged vehicle. A plane can be an airplane, or it can be a flat surface. Land can be a solid portion of the Earth's surface, or it can be the act of descending to that surface.
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Anonymous Thanks. So plane land = airport?It's possible to see it that way. But the terminology is not at all natural to a native's ear.
Anonymous Hi. Does 'plane land' mean 'air plain'? I'm a beginer.I suppose you read something like We were watching a plane land, and by analogy with We were watching a movie, you want to know what a "plane land" is.
AnonymousAn airplane is a winged vehicle.In the US, but aeroplane in the UK http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/aeroplane