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biplane
[ bahy-pleyn ]
biplane
/ ˈbaɪˌpleɪn /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of biplane1
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Example Sentences
They flew in a rickety, underpowered biplane and carried just $25 in their pockets.
Doyle makes routine flights over the 1,700-acre compound in his biplane.
We talk familiarly now about aeroplanes and the different kinds of aeroplanes, such as the monoplane, biplane, etc.
I caught a fleeting glimpse of what I took to be a little biplane.
Undaunted by his failure he set to work on a double set of wings, very similar to a modern biplane.
For where the biplane has an intricate control system, Lilienthal relied entirely upon his own body to operate his glider.
Chanute, a Frenchman, now devised a biplane glider with which he succeeded in making brief flights of a few seconds.
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