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Recent Examples of biplane
Then there was this couple in North Carolina flying in their biplane, like that Snoopy open plane, and the pilot and the passenger both have the mug out up in the air.
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
Campbell has more than 20,000 flight hours, from biplanes to the giant Boeing 777.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Check out the first trailer below for shots of Cruise clinging onto a speeding biplane, sneaking through a busy square in London, and having a fistfight on board a sinking submarine.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
During filming in England, he was seen dangling from an upside-down biplane — because of course.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
Campbell has more than 20,000 flight hours, from biplanes to the giant Boeing 777.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Check out the first trailer below for shots of Cruise clinging onto a speeding biplane, sneaking through a busy square in London, and having a fistfight on board a sinking submarine.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
During filming in England, he was seen dangling from an upside-down biplane — because of course.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biplane
Noun
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2024
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.—
Smithsonian,
Smithsonian,
26 May 2017
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Florida’s lake towns brim with charm, especially in Lake County, home to the antiquing magnet of Mt. Dora and nearby Tavares, where seaplanes splash down on regular flight-seeing outings with Jones Brothers Air & Seaplane Tours.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
21 Feb. 2025
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But in fact, seaplanes are surprisingly widespread, serving many islands or waterfront areas that can't spare the land for even a small airport.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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Breastfeeding moms may want to splurge on a glider to make feeding more comfortable.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Just find a lightweight powered glider, cover the wings with solar cells and add electric motors and batteries.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.—
David Hambling,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Feb. 2023
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Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2022
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In 1982, researchers traveling through the Ayacucho region of Peru discovered a small amphibian in the mountain coffee groves.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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The brackish waters are ideal for bald cypress trees that serve as habitat for countless birds and an array of amphibians, reptiles and mammals.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biplane. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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