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Airplane vs Monoplane - What's the difference?

airplane | monoplane |

As nouns the difference between airplane and monoplane

is that airplane is (us) a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings while monoplane is (aviation) an airplane that has a single pair of wings.

airplane

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

    • Derived terms

    * paper airplane

    See also

    * aircraft * glider * helicopter

    Anagrams

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    monoplane

    English

    (wikipedia monoplane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (aviation) An airplane that has a single pair of wings

    • See also

    * biplane * triplane * parasol ----