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spotter plane in British English (ˈspɒtə pleɪn) noun military an aircraft used in observing enemy movements or the accuracy of fire on a target Examples of 'spotter plane' in a sentencespotter plane A 'spotter plane' is also on hand for the summer campaign.Finally, a rescue team in a spotter plane found the crash site.There's a spotter plane overhead and a guide in the water, who raises his arm to signal which way they're moving.The terrified ancient clan raise their bows and arrows in selfdefence as a noisy spotter plane disturbs their peaceful world.The use of spotter planes has made the business a very efficient one.Police spotter planes crisscrossed the sky in an attempt to pinpoint the fugitive.Illegally used spotter planes to hunt down shoals of tuna.The fleet relied on spotter planes for weather forecasts in the surrounding seas, and these aircraft reported no signs of any bad weather.Spotter planes and commercial and naval vessels from organisations and countries around the world have been involved in thesearch.Since the introduction of sonar, radar and spotter planes, commercial fishing has caught bluefin tuna faster than nature can replace them. |