Definition 1 is: A flying-machine sustained in the air when moved through it, as by a motor-engine, with one or more planes at a slight angle.
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planes is a noun. Definition 1 of 8 is: Having no noticeable elevation or depression; flat; smooth.
monoplane is a noun. Definition 1 of 1 is: An aeroplane with one pair of wings.
biplane is a noun. Definition 1 of 1 is: A form of aeroplane consisting of two planes arranged one above the other: distinguished from monoplane and triplane. A long-distance trans-Atlantic non-stop air-flight of 1,932 miles from Saint John's, Newfoundland, to Clifden, Ireland, in 16 hours 12 minutes, was made by Captain J. Alcock and Lieutenant A. W. Brown of the British Royal Flying Corps, in a Vickers biplane, June 14 and 15, 1919.
triplane is a noun. Definition 1 of 1 is: An aeroplane consisting of three supporting planes arranged one above the other.
Definition 2 is: One of the supporting surfaces or planes by means of which a flying-machine is sustained in the air.
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wing as a noun. Definition 8 of 8 is: A sustaining surface, as of a flying-machine.
Definition 3 is: A small plane for experiments in aerostaties
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The plural of airplane is: airplanes. The possessive of airplane is: airplane's.
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Last update of this page:
2000 JAN 06 Pronunciation of "airplane" added.
1999 JUL 20