monoplane
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈmɒnəpleɪn/
- Specialized
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monoplano
- My father, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, became internationally famous in May 1927 for making the first nonstop solo flight from New York to Paris in a single-engine Ryan monoplane called the Spirit of St. Louis.
- the first monoplane
Examples
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My squadron is going to be equipped with the new monoplane!
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The Monomail, Boeing's first all-metal monoplane, had a cantilevered wing design, a streamlined fuselage, and retractable landing gear.
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But it was far from the first monoplane to take to the air.
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My squadron is going to be equipped with the new monoplane!
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The first widely accepted monoplane in the United States was the Ford Trimotor.
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Lindbergh also chose a monoplane over a biplane.
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The first monoplane to achieve successful flight was built by Trajan Vuia, a Romanian inventor who lived in Paris.
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The reputation of the monoplane was redeemed in 1915 by German engineer Hugo Junkers, who developed an all-steel low-wing monoplane, the Junkers J-1.
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The first widely accepted monoplane in the United States was the Ford Trimotor.
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In order to keep weight down, Lindbergh's first design choice was a single-engine monoplane.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flying machine with wings that carries people
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2.5
A machine that flies like an airplane or helicopter
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1.3
A machine with wings and an engine that flies to carry people or goods
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A fish with only the front fins enlarged that glides above water
How Many Wings
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- Archaic
5
6.4
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1
6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Monoplane comes from mono- meaning 'one' and plane meaning an airplane or a flat surface, so a monoplane is an airplane with just 'one' main wing.