biplane

noun

Definition of biplanenext
as in triplane

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Recent Examples of biplane The biplane shoot almost didn’t happen. — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026 During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026 Since the biplane had been the basis of standard airplane design until that point, the M-1 and following single-wing designs were referenced as monoplanes for a number of years. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026 The Utopia of the Seas itself features non-JoJo amenities like ice-skating shows, a full casino, and a biplane over the ship’s boardwalk. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biplane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biplane
  1. triplane
  2. seaplane
  3. trimotor
  4. glider
  5. sailplane
  6. amphibian
Noun
  • Design, safety, and range Matrix uses a lift-and-cruise compound wing design with a triplane layout and a six-arm structure.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of triplane
Noun
  • The Island to Island package offers three nights at Soneva Secret before hopping onto a seaplane for three more evenings at Soneva Fushi or Soneva Jani.
    — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Arriving by seaplane, Annie meets Ellis (Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie), a townie working for Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s marina owner, Joe, who carries himself like a man with a secret.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of seaplane
Noun
  • The crash was reminiscent of a 1979 crash in Chicago involving a DC-10, which was the predecessor of the trimotor jet that crashed in Louisville.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
  • The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
Definition of trimotor
Noun
  • Don’t have the engineering know-how or enough paper to craft your own gigantic glider?
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
  • That meant the design had to favor stability and efficiency, almost like a giant paper glider.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
Definition of glider
Noun
  • Whether racing dune buggies along the Massachusetts coast, piloting a yellow sailplane, or sharing a silent chess match with Faye Dunaway, his shades were always front and center.
    — Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
Definition of sailplane
Noun
  • Researchers in Los Angeles have made a ribbiting new discovery at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum — an extinct amphibian from the ice age.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Because the Mexican burrowing toad lives in rainforest conditions with lots of trees and precipitation, the Los Angeles area likely had similar conditions when the amphibian occupied it, Cruz said.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of amphibian

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