: an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces usually placed one above the other
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During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The duo bought several more aged biplanes from the Army and moved their base of operations to Dutch Flats, right across Tide Street from the new Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The Utopia of the Seas itself features non-JoJo amenities like ice-skating shows, a full casino, and a biplane over the ship’s boardwalk.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The mission will require plumbing the depths for a sunken Russian sub, hanging from the wing of a biplane – and no less than an aircraft carrier.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The duo bought several more aged biplanes from the Army and moved their base of operations to Dutch Flats, right across Tide Street from the new Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The Utopia of the Seas itself features non-JoJo amenities like ice-skating shows, a full casino, and a biplane over the ship’s boardwalk.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The mission will require plumbing the depths for a sunken Russian sub, hanging from the wing of a biplane – and no less than an aircraft carrier.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biplane. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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