biplane

English

A biplane.

Etymology

bi- +‎ plane

Noun

biplane (plural biplanes)

(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)

Mandarin: 雙翼機 (zh), 双翼机 (zh) (shuāngyìjī)
Czech: dvouplošník (cs) m, biplán (cs) m
Dutch: dubbeldekker (nl) m
Finnish: kaksitaso (fi)
French: biplan (fr) m

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)
Swedish: biplan (sv) n

Adjective

biplane (not comparable)

(aviation) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc.
a biplane rudder

See also

Anagrams

plebian

Italian

Adjective

biplane

feminine plural of biplano

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