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Meaning of BIPLANE

Pronunciation:  'bI`pleyn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
 
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 See Also: aeroplane, airplane, plane

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Bi"plane\, n. [Pref. bi- + plane.] (A["e]ronautics)
    An a["e]roplane with two main supporting surfaces one above
    the other.
    
  2. \Bi"plane\, a. (A["e]ronautics)
    Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes,
    a["e]rocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane;
    as, a biplane rudder.
    
 

 

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