monoplane C2 Topic:Aviation & Flight US /ˈmɑːnəˌpleɪn/ UK /ˈmɒnəpleɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #140869 Meanings 1 noun an airplane with one main pair of wings rather than two or more pairs The pilot crossed the channel in a fragile early monoplane. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an airplane with one main... single-wing airplane ↔ Opposites biplanemultiplane Word family Related forms airplanebiplanetriplanewing Etymology Formed from mono- ("one, single") + plane, by analogy with biplane. The aviation term distinguishes an aircraft with one main supporting wing surface from older multiwing designs. Topics Aviation & Flight General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # monoplane **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɑːnəˌpleɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒnəpleɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 140869 ## Meanings 1. an airplane with one main pair of wings rather than two or more pairs ## Examples - The pilot crossed the channel in a fragile early monoplane. ## Synonyms - single-wing airplane ## Antonyms - biplane - multiplane ## Related Forms - airplane - biplane - triplane - wing ## Etymology Formed from mono- ("one, single") + plane, by analogy with biplane. The aviation term distinguishes an aircraft with one main supporting wing surface from older multiwing designs. ## Topics - Aviation & Flight - General Vocabulary markdown