biplane

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbaɪpleɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbaɪˌpleɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bī′plān′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bi•plane /ˈbaɪˌpleɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Aeronauticsan airplane with two sets of wings, one above the other:The old biplanes performed for the airshow.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bi•plane  (bī′plān′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Aeronauticsan airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
  • bi-1 + (air)plane 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
biplane / ˈbaɪˌpleɪn/
  1. a type of aeroplane having two sets of wings, one above the other
    Compare monoplane
'biplane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Murray - Sopwith - monoplane - rigging - sesquiplane - stagger

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