airplane mode

airplane mode (countable and uncountable, plural airplane modes)

1. A feature included on some cellular phones or laptops which disables the radio, thus precluding any interference with avionics. In this mode the phone's stand-alone features (such as its games or scheduler) can be used safely in environments requiring minimal radio interference.

   Synonyms: flight mode, aeroplane mode

   Coordinate terms: vibrate mode, silent mode

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• “airplane mode” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “airplane mode”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.