sesquiplane

English

Etymology

From sesqui- (“one and a half”) +‎ plane, referring to long and short wings as “one and a half” wings.

Noun

sesquiplane (plural sesquiplanes)

1. A biplane having one long wing and one short one above or below it.

Translations

biplane having one long wing and one short one

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 倍半機 / 倍半机 (bèibànjī)

• Finnish: sesquiplane-kaksitaso
• German: Anderthalbdecker m, Eineinhalbdecker m