: an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces usually placed one above the other
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Pop-up airstrips were created in rural communities throughout the United States to support biplanes, like the Curtiss JN-4, used in these traveling air shows.
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
New York City has its Empire State Building, the iconic skyscraper from atop which King Kong swiped at attacking biplanes in the 1933 film before hurtling to his demise.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Their modest aircraft, a wooden biplane made of spruce and ash covered by cotton muslin, was open to the outside air.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Biplane Transfer with Optional Commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise—Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie discuss the challenges of filming the highly technical and extremely dangerous biplane transfer stunt at high altitudes.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
New York City has its Empire State Building, the iconic skyscraper from atop which King Kong swiped at attacking biplanes in the 1933 film before hurtling to his demise.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Their modest aircraft, a wooden biplane made of spruce and ash covered by cotton muslin, was open to the outside air.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Biplane Transfer with Optional Commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise—Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie discuss the challenges of filming the highly technical and extremely dangerous biplane transfer stunt at high altitudes.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biplane. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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biplane
noun
bi·plane
ˈbī-ˌplān 
: an airplane with two sets of wings usually placed one above the other
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