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Monoplane

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An airplane with only one pair of wings.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An airplane that has a single pair of wings

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A flying-machine or a gliding-machine which depends for sustention upon a single aeroplane (surface) or upon a single pair of aeroplanes laterally disposed. In a flying-machine of this type, M. Louis Bleriot crossed the English Channel, July 25, 1909. See aëroplane, n., 2.

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n. an airplane with a single wing

Word Usage

"Perhaps I should if I were using the biplane, but a monoplane is a one-man show -- if you want to get the last foot of lift out of it."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

plane aeroplane airplane

Cross Reference

triplane biplane parasol

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

biplane cantilever dihedral twin-engined scouter