monoplane

[ mon-uh-pleyn ]

/ ˈmɒn əˌpleɪn /

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noun

an airplane with one main sustaining surface or one set of wings.

Nautical. a planing craft the bottom of which is in an unbroken fore-and-aft line.

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Origin of monoplane

First recorded in 1905–10; mono- + plane¹

OTHER WORDS FROM monoplane

mon·o·plan·ist, noun

Words nearby monoplane

monophthongize, monophyletic, monophyllous, Monophysite, Monophysitism, monoplane, monoplegia, monoploid, monopod, monopode, monopodium

How to use monoplane in a sentence

We talk familiarly now about aeroplanes and the different kinds of aeroplanes, such as the monoplane, biplane, etc.
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
In general it followed the stream lines of the modern French monoplane.
On the Edge of the Arctic|Harry Lincoln Sayler
Then, without a slip, the monoplane was off in the light of the waning moon.
On the Edge of the Arctic|Harry Lincoln Sayler
On and on flew Latham in his larger Antoinette monoplane, and the hope of victory began to loom big.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith

He succeeded in building a small monoplane which in some ways resembled the Blriot, except in its habits of flight.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith

British Dictionary definitions for monoplane

monoplane

/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌpleɪn) /

noun

an aeroplane with only one pair of wingsCompare biplane

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