Biplane

Word BIPLANE
Character 7
Hyphenation bi plane
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Biplane"

What do we mean by biplane?

An airplane having two pairs of wings fixed at different levels, especially one above and one below the fuselage. noun

In mathematics, the pair of coincident planes to which the tangent cone of a node reduces, when that node is a binode. noun

A flying- or a gliding-machine in which two principal superposed aëroplane surfaces are depended upon to sustain the machine in the air. noun

An aëroplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other. noun

Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aërocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane. adjective

An airplane that has two pairs of wings, one above the other noun

Old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other noun

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

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The word "biplane" in example sentences

The Gilmore house earned its “airplane” nickname immediately, both because of its shape, looking like a biplane from the east, and because of its location, which made it appear that the "plane" was about to take off over the city of Madison. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Lots of other small planes, some old, some new, also flew over but the only engine nearly as loud as the biplane was the tour boat out of Newburyport harbor. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Some of them can turn complete somersaults, though this is mostly done in monoplanes, and seldom in a biplane, which is much more stable in the air. ❋ Howard Roger Garis (1917)

"A biplane is a certain kind of a flying machine." ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)

So often they're flashy, ambitious and about as useful to your home cook as, say, a biplane, which is why so few of them end up on my top 10 lists. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Illustration: Fig. 110] [If you have drawn the picture, Fig. 110, in advance, merely indicate the parts as you proceed; otherwise, point them out as you finish each part of the machine.] "This style of machine is known as the biplane, or two-plane. ❋ Unknown (1900)

Underwood & Underwood/CORBIS A Wright biplane in flight, ca. ❋ Peter Pesic (2011)

They had footage from a biplane that the government sent down, just to do aerial footage of all of the destruction and the damage. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Her trademark white-and-red Pitts Special biplane helped make Pitts a favorite of stunt pilots. ❋ Stephen Miller (2011)

For a time she made her living as a stunt pilot at air shows, where she was famed as the first woman to perform the inverted ribbon cut, flying her biplane "Little Stinker" low and upside down to slice a ribbon held up on poles. ❋ Stephen Miller (2011)

Eifler knew how to pilot the lightweight single-prop biplane, which he had bought from the British to fly his agents to remote jungle landing strips. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

RHRC: Did you ever have the urge to fly a biplane like Aberdeen Red? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr. Oliver's addition of the threat of "jet-setting celebrities" is a charmingly anachronistic touch, as if the rest of us still travel by boat or biplane. ❋ Kelly Rigg (2012)

Need spare parts for your World War I-era biplane, or the newest navigation equipment for your ultralight? ❋ Mark Yost (2011)

You pilot a 1937 DeHavilland biplane from time to time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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