biplane

noun

bi·​plane ˈbī-ˌplān 

: an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces usually placed one above the other

Examples of biplane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The biplane shoot almost didn’t happen. — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026

The image shows him in aviator’s garb with a biplane flying overhead. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

Scaling up from a small model to a full-sized quadrotor biplane is much riskier, so the team is building an exact digital replica first. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026

The unmanned biplane was intended to carry explosives over enemy targets before crashing into them. — Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biplane

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign
• cetane

Kids Definition

biplane

noun

bi·​plane ˈbī-ˌplān 

: an airplane with two sets of wings usually placed one above the other