biplane

English

A biplane.

Etymology

From bi- +‎ plane.

Adjective

biplane (not comparable)

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

   a biplane rudder

Noun

biplane (plural biplanes)

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

Translations

airplane that has two pairs of wings

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 雙翼機／双翼机 (soeng¹ jik⁶ gei¹), 双翼机 (soeng¹ jik⁶ gei¹)

  Mandarin: 雙翼機／双翼机 (zh) (shuāngyìjī), 双翼机 (zh) (shuāngyìjī)

• Czech: dvouplošník (cs) m, biplán (cs) m
• Dutch: dubbeldekker (nl) m
• Estonian: biplaan
• Finnish: kaksitaso (fi)
• French: biplan (fr) m
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• German: Doppeldecker (de) m
• Ido: biplano (io)
• Japanese: 複葉機 (ふくようき, fukuyōki)
• Korean: 복엽기 (ko) (bogyeopgi) (複葉機 (ko))
• Polish: dwupłatowiec (pl) m, dwupłat (pl) m
• Russian: бипла́н (ru) m (biplán)
• Spanish: biplano (es) m
• Swedish: biplan (sv) n

See also

• monoplane
• triplane

Anagrams

• plebian

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Italian

Adjective

biplane

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective biplano.