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biplane

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for biplane.

Editorial note

The drop in the study was about 2 feet total, because the biplane and helicopter were parked.

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Parts of speech3

Quick take

Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of biplane gathered in one view.

adjective

Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).

noun

(aviation) An airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts.

verb

(intransitive, rare) To fly in a biplane.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for biplane.

adjective

Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).

noun

(aviation) An airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts.

verb

(intransitive, rare) To fly in a biplane.

adjective

(aviation) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc.

Example sentences

1

The drop in the study was about 2 feet total, because the biplane and helicopter were parked.

2

As an example, the Wright brothers built a biplane that had wing warping instead of ailerons and a canard design.

3

Someone flying a 90 knot fixed gear fixed prop biplane with a 205 hp engine does.

4

An interesting mental model is a biplane (well, a grid of 20 not just 2) of really small leading edge slats.

5

From an iffy ragwing biplane to a routine miracle world-spanning machine in his lifetime.

6

Make it a big-ass glider biplane with big Dragon in its tail for cargos.

7

Worth noting that the attack on the Bismarck was by biplane Gloucester gladiators which were outdated even at the start of the war.

8

Its just a biplane with the wind tips curved up/down eh?

9

Big slow props, biplane wings, take twice as long, serve better coffee, give me somewhere to plug in my laptop charger.

10

I’ve been in a vintage biplane that was completely rebuilt from the data plate up.

11

The biplane starter sound was instantly recognizable, pretty cool.

12

It takes a very peculiar world view to completely ignore the invention of television or to consider a biplane as being basically equivalent to a jumbo jet.

Quote examples

1

The biplane part (Caproni ca 161) right after the "you should put on a spacesuit" comment got my notice, so I checked.

2

I dunno about ugly, I'd call it a "Chibi Biplane".

3

"Wright biplane used ground mounted launching rails, and assistance of a catapult".

4

It takes a very peculiar world view to completely ignore the invention of television or to consider a biplane as being basically equivalent to a jumbo jet." That's not what it says at all.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use biplane in a sentence?

The drop in the study was about 2 feet total, because the biplane and helicopter were parked.

What does biplane mean?

Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).

What part of speech is biplane?

biplane is commonly used as adjective, noun, verb.