monoplane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Composed of, or relating to, a single plane (flat surface extending infinitely in all directions).
noun
  1. An airplane that has a single pair of wings.
verb
  1. To fly in a monoplane.

Word forms

monoplane monoplanes monoplaning monoplaned

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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