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Airplane vs Multiplane - What's the difference?

airplane | multiplane |

As nouns the difference between airplane and multiplane

is that airplane is (us) a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings while multiplane is an airplane having at least three superposed main planes.

As an adjective multiplane is

consisting of several planes or surfaces.

airplane

English

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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

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    multiplane

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Consisting of several planes or surfaces

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An airplane having at least three superposed main planes

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