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biplane
[ bahy-pleyn ]
biplane
/ ˈɪˌɪ /
noun
- a type of aeroplane having two sets of wings, one above the other Compare monoplane
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of biplane1
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Example Sentences
The Orange County Plain Dealer reported that biplanes flew above the crowd, outfitted with electric lights — one looked like “a large, fiery cross,” while the other flashed “KKK.”
During filming in England, he was seen dangling from an upside-down biplane — because of course.
Five people aboard a Russian-designed biplane were stranded Monday when the plane landed at the North Pole and sank through the ice.
They were open-cockpit biplanes built with Sitka spruce lumber from Northwest coastal forests.
In the early days of aviation, for example, people could pay pilots directly to take unregulated rides on small biplanes.
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