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Etymology

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From mono- +‎ plane. The aviation sense was formed by analogy with biplane; compare French monoplan, as well as the earlier English aeroplane, multiplane, and triplane.

Adjective

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monoplane (not comparable)

  1. Composed of, or relating to, a single plane (flat surface extending infinitely in all directions).
    Synonyms: monoplanar, uniplanar

Noun

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monoplane (plural monoplanes)

  1. (aviation) An airplane that has a single pair of wings.
    Coordinate terms: biplane, triplane
    By the mid-1930s, designs for new fighters and bombers were almost all monoplane designs.

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Verb

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monoplane (third-person singular simple present monoplanes, present participle monoplaning, simple past and past participle monoplaned)

  1. (rare) To fly in a monoplane.

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Italian

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Adjective

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monoplane

  1. feminine plural of monoplano