Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planespot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: planespot
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take part in planespotting.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"So if you go to planespot at LAS, check your winds. they could save you a trip down there. ¶ PHL is also another good place to go. You may have to go a fair bit to get to it, but you can actually park right next or near the Tower to planespot."
"At the U.S. airports where I planespot you see this phenomenon manifested clearly. The planespotting idiots will ignore an Air China 747-400 as it glides in beautifully for landing, […] but let a dirty-looking stealth-schemed United 777 come in and they all get so excited they can barely keep from trembling and can't hold their cameras steady."
"You missed the best place of all to planespot. EAA week at OSH (in late July/early August)."

Etymology

Back-formation from planespotting.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

planespots (present, singular) planespotting (participle, present) planespotted (participle, past) planespotted (past)

Questions

What does planespot mean?: To take part in planespotting.
Where does planespot come from?: Back-formation from planespotting.

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