biplane
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of biplane
First recorded in 1870–75; bi- 1 + (air)plane
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The practice lasted until 1932, when a 22-year-old student aviator spotted a drifting cat-shaped balloon and tried to capture it with her biplane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
As they played, a biplane flew over the Pyramid Stage and drew a smiley face and a love heart in the sky.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
That's how they had her hover at that one point for one of the opening shots when she's hovering and then it turns into the biplane.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
Post Office in 1918, depicts a biplane called the Curtiss JN, known as a Jenny.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Mr. Pennypacker was already heading for the field where the biplane was coming in for a landing.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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