Planes מטוסים

11 advanced Hebrew words on planes — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. In the sky: from takeoff to landing.

English	Hebrew	Note
airplane	מטוס	🔗 RootFrom לטוס, to fly — family: טיסה (a flight), טייס (a pilot).
fighter jet	מטוס קרב	A construct pair — literally 'plane of combat'.
pilot	טייס	🔀 Several meaningsThe feminine טייסת also means a squadron. 🔗 RootThe same root as לטוס.
wing	כנף	⚠️ GenderFeminine, though it does not look it; the plural is the dual כנפיים.
engine	מנוע	🔗 RootFrom לנוע, to move — family: תנועה (movement, traffic).
to take off	להמריא	Hif’il. The noun is המראה. 🔀 Several meaningsAlso figurative: a career that takes off.
to land	לנחות	🔗 RootThe noun is נחיתה; נחיתת חירום is an emergency landing.
cockpit	תא הטייס	Literally 'the pilot's compartment'. 🔗 Rootתא also appears in תא מטען, the boot of a car.
helicopter	מסוק	🔗 RootCoined from לנסוק, to climb — of aircraft. 🌎 RegionColloquially also הליקופטר.
bomb	פצצה	🔗 Rootפ-צ-צ — also לפוצץ (to blow up) and פיצוץ (an explosion). 🌎 RegionIn slang פצצה is 'fantastic'.
radar	מכ״ם	🔗 RootAn acronym: מגלה כיוון ומרחק — 'direction and range finder'.