monoplane
Meanings
adj
- Composed of, or relating to, a single plane (flat surface extending infinitely in all directions).
noun
- An airplane that has a single pair of wings.
verb
- To fly in a monoplane.
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Etymology
From mono- + plane. The aviation sense was formed by analogy with biplane; compare French monoplan, as well as the earlier English aeroplane, multiplane, and triplane.
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