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plane fright

plane fright noun: fear of planes, especially fear of air-travel on planes.

Noun

plane fright (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Fear of planes, especially fear of air-travel on planes.
    • Ali craves motion (although he used to have drastic plane fright) and during his exile he had to keep going even though there was no place to go, like a retired businessman starting for the office.1975, Wilfrid Sheed, Muhammad Ali, page 89
    • By the time we arrived at the hotel, Nick had recovered from his plane-fright.1998, Jordan Cray, Dead Man's Hand, page 27

Forms of plane fright

alternative formplane-fright

Origin of plane fright

From plane + fright.

Questions about plane fright

What does plane fright mean?
Plane fright means fear of planes, especially fear of air-travel on planes.
What part of speech is plane fright?
Plane fright is a noun.

Words near plane fright in the dictionary

  1. plane
  2. plane angle
  3. plane angles
  4. plane curve
  5. plane curves
  6. plane fright
  7. plane geometry
  8. plane graph
  9. plane graphs
  10. plane iron
  11. plane irons

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