Foundation level · Year 4 · free
biplane
noun · Say it: BY-playn
What it means
Foundationan old type of aeroplane with two sets of wings, one above the other
At the air show, Oliver waved as a red biplane looped through the sky.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- aeroplane
- aircraft
More examples
- Grandad built a model biplane with two pairs of wooden wings.
Where the word comes from
From the Latin prefix 'bi', meaning two, joined with 'plane'.
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