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- noun Plural form of
biplane .
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Examples
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 The film†™ s climactic airship battle, complete with dogs in biplanes, is one of the most exciting uses of 3D.
24 Fun Facts about Disney/Pixar’s UP! | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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While the world was coughing and spitting behind the wooden wheels of Model T Fords or barely getting off the ground in biplanes, Paul created wonderful scientific dreams for a wonderful array of magazines.
Grand Old Times... In The Future (Overview of Pulp Art) 2008
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You know the scene with the biplanes was a *dogfight*, right?
princeofcairo: No Time For Love, Doctor Jones princeofcairo 2009
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Inside of 40 years, from World War I to the Korean conflict, pilots went from shooting at each other with pistols from propeller-driven biplanes to dueling with cannons and missiles in jet aircraft moving faster than sound.
The Last Ace 2009
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Inside of 40 years, from World War I to the Korean conflict, pilots went from shooting at each other with pistols from propeller-driven biplanes to dueling with cannons and missiles in jet aircraft moving faster than sound.
The Last Ace 2009
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His was the first class to train on monoplanes as opposed to the World War I-style biplanes.
Combat Ace Led Early Commando Operations Stephen Miller 2011
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His was the first class to train on monoplanes as opposed to the World War I-style biplanes.
Combat Ace Led Early Commando Operations Stephen Miller 2011
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Plus there are tanks, biplanes, and loads of Nazis getting killed.
Ten Great Preaching to the Choir Movies | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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Everything changes upon the arrival of Babydoll Emily Browning, whose dances conjure up, for the movie audience at least, epic battles against dragons, biplanes and evildoers of every stripe.
Deneuve, Tart Humor Elevate 'Potiche' John Anderson 2011
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The Navy got planes back for its carriers before WWII started, but they were open-cockpit biplanes (Swordfish).
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