English Explanatory Dictionary

sesquiplane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A biplane having one long wing and one short one above or below it.

Word forms

sesquiplane sesquiplanes

Etymology

From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + plane, referring to long and short wings as “one and a half” wings.

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