Thesaurus results for BIPLANE

biplane

noun

as in triplane

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Recent Examples of biplane Since the biplane had been the basis of standard airplane design until that point, the M-1 and following single-wing designs were referenced as monoplanes for a number of years. —

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 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 See All Example Sentences for biplane

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Design, safety, and range Matrix uses a lift-and-cruise compound wing design with a triplane layout and a six-arm structure.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024