biplane

English

A biplane.

Etymology

From bi- +‎ plane.

Adjective

biplane (not comparable)

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

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
Estonian: biplaan
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)
Spanish: biplano (es) m
Swedish: biplan (sv) n

See also

Anagrams

plebian

Italian

Adjective

biplane

Feminine plural of adjective biplano.

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