Plane
Plane noun - A vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift.
Space shuttle and plane are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Space shuttle" instead a noun "Plane".
Space shuttle
Space shuttle noun - A reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere.
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Plane and space shuttle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plane" instead a noun phrase "Space shuttle".
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Bakugan allows some kids to ask adults to take them somewhere by a plane or space shuttle.
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Also, Superman saves the space shuttle, much like in Marv Wolfman's The Man of Steel series, where he saves a "space-plane".
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Although it's basically a rocket, the Space Shuttle looks enough like a plane that goes into space, and was until its retirement the only reusable space vehicle, in spite of its flaws.
Source: Real Life / Cool Plane
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