jack plane
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jack plane
[′jak ‚plān] (design engineering)
A general-purpose bench plane measuring over 1 foot (30 centimeters) in length.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
jack plane
A carpenter’s plane, of medium size; used for coarse work.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.