biplane C2 Topic:Aviation & Flight US /ˈbaɪpleɪn/ UK /ˈbaɪpleɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #71717 Meanings 1 noun an airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts. Then they set out in the biplane, to try out the new weapon in a lonely place where the exploding shells could do no damage. Etymology From bi- + plane. Topics Aviation & Flight General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # biplane **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbaɪpleɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaɪpleɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 71717 ## Meanings 1. an airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts. ## Examples - Then they set out in the biplane, to try out the new weapon in a lonely place where the exploding shells could do no damage. ## Etymology From bi- + plane. ## Topics - Aviation & Flight - General Vocabulary markdown