noun
- an airplane with a single pair of wings
Usage: aviation
Examples
- The Wright brothers’ later designs were monoplanes rather than biplanes.
- Most modern commercial aircraft are monoplanes.
- The pilot flew a small monoplane over the countryside.
- Early aviation featured both biplanes and monoplanes.
- The museum displayed a vintage monoplane from the 1930s.
- Fighter jets are typically monoplanes for better aerodynamics.