Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having two surfaces; -- said specif. of aëroplane wings or aërocurves which are covered on both sides with fabric, etc., thus completely inclosing their frames.
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Examples
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Last year Lilienthal chiefly experimented with double-surfaced machines.
A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914
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'The object of making these double-surfaced machines was to get more surface without increasing the length and width of the machine.
A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914
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'Herr Lilienthal kindly allowed me to sail down his hill in one of these double-surfaced machines last June.
A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914
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