quadruplane

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noun

An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces (four wings one above the other)

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Meanings

nounquadruplane (plural quadruplanes)

plural quadruplanes

  1. An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces (four wings one above the other)

Origin

From quadru- + plane.

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Translations

French quadriplan
  • quadriplanAn airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces
German Vierdecker
  • VierdeckerAn airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces
Italian quadriplano
  • quadriplanoAn airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces
Cite this entry
APA

quadruplane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadruplane

MLA

“quadruplane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadruplane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadruplane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadruplane.

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