sesquiplane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sesquiplane
Example Sentences
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Typical of France's oversea air condition is the 40-ton French sesquiplane, Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris, built in 1934 and now an old-fashioned monster.
From Time Magazine Archive
Down and into Dallas's Love field, busiest airport of the southwest, slipped Coste's red sesquiplane "Point d'lnterrogation" last week at the end of a 1,700-mi. flight from New York.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Roma is the huge Bellanca sesquiplane which C. Sabelli was to fly to Rome last year.
From Time Magazine Archive
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