monoplane

[ mon-uh-pleyn ]

/ ˈmɒn əˌpleɪn /

an airplane with one main sustaining surface or one set of wings.

Nautical. a planing craft the bottom of which is in an unbroken fore-and-aft line.

Origin of monoplane

First recorded in 1905–10; mono- + plane¹

mon·o·plan·ist, noun

So he skirted the fence and the hedge at the side, and went around three sides of the field to reach the monoplane.

The Boy Scouts on the Trail |George Durston
A rod, connecting a warping lever with the right wing of the monoplane, snapped with a sharp crack.

The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship |Margaret Burnham
Very business-like the young people looked as they hauled the monoplane up the hill.

The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship |Margaret Burnham
All then go to the training camp about 80% for monoplane work, the remainder for biplanes.

Jane's All the World's Aircraft |Various

But just before that, the monoplane was poised in the air for an instant above the great falling shape.

Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley |C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

monoplane

/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌpleɪn) /

an aeroplane with only one pair of wings Compare biplane