biplane
/bahy-pleyn/US // ˈbaɪˌpleɪn //UK // (ˈbaɪˌpleɪn) //
双翼飞机,双翼机,双飞翼飞机,双翼战斗机
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
Examples
They flew in a rickety, underpowered biplane and carried just $25 in their pockets.
Doyle makes routine flights over the 1,700-acre compound in his biplane.
We talk familiarly now about aeroplanes and the different kinds of aeroplanes, such as the monoplane, biplane, etc.
I caught a fleeting glimpse of what I took to be a little biplane.
Undaunted by his failure he set to work on a double set of wings, very similar to a modern biplane.
For where the biplane has an intricate control system, Lilienthal relied entirely upon his own body to operate his glider.
Chanute, a Frenchman, now devised a biplane glider with which he succeeded in making brief flights of a few seconds.
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