different between airplane vs monoplane

English

Alternative forms

• aeroplane (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK), aëroplane

Etymology

air +? plane, alteration of aeroplane

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ple?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?????ple??n/

Noun

airplane (plural airplanes)

1. (US, Canada) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
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     Lois: Come on, Stewie. You know you can't leave the table until you finish your vegetables. […] Sweetie, it's broccoli. It's good for you. Now open up for the airplane.

Derived terms

• paper airplane

Translations

Verb

airplane (third-person singular simple present airplanes, present participle airplaning, simple past and past participle airplaned)

1. (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
2. (transitive) To transport by aeroplane.

See also

• aircraft
• glider
• helicopter

Anagrams

• perianal

English

Etymology

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

monoplane (not comparable)

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

   Synonyms: monoplanar, uniplanar

Noun

monoplane (plural monoplanes)

1. (aviation) An airplane that has a single pair of wings.

   Coordinate terms: biplane, triplane

Translations

Verb

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

1. (rare) To fly in a monoplane.

See also

• biplane
• triplane
• parasol

Italian

Adjective

monoplane

1. feminine plural of monoplano