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monoplane
vs.
biplane
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biplane
monoplane vs. biplane
monoplane
[
mon
-
uh
-pleyn ]
show ipa
noun
an airplane with one main sustaining surface or one set of wings.
a
planing
craft the bottom of which is in an unbroken fore-and-aft line.
biplane
[
bahy
-pleyn ]
show ipa
noun
an
airplane
with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.