different between airplane vs triplane

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 tri- +? plane.

Adjective

triplane (not comparable)

1. Composed of, or relating to, three planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).

Noun

triplane (plural triplanes)

1. (aviation) An airplane that has three pairs of wings, one above the others

Translations

See also

• monoplane
• biplane

Anagrams

• interlap, trapline