monoplane
/ˈmɒnəpleɪn/noun
उच्चारण मॉनप्लेन
एकपंखी विमान, मोनोप्लेन
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an early type of plane with one set of wings
एकपंखी विमान, मोनोप्लेन
- Louis Blériot crossed the English Channel in a monoplane in 1909.
- The first monoplane in the museum is a model of a plane flown a century ago.
- The monoplane flew steadily over the fields.
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- Early monoplanes were made of wood and cloth.
- A monoplane has less drag than a biplane.
Opposite biplane
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a monoplane (countable noun)
Monoplane names a type of aircraft and is countable: a monoplane, two monoplanes.
'Monoplane' एक प्रकार के विमान का नाम है और गणनीय है: a monoplane, two monoplanes।
- The pilot crossed the sea in a small monoplane.
- Two monoplanes were displayed in the aviation museum.
monoplane versus biplane
A monoplane has one pair of wings; a biplane has two pairs, one above the other. The contrast is common in history lessons.
'Monoplane' में पंखों का एक जोड़ा होता है, जबकि 'biplane' में दो जोड़े होते हैं, एक के ऊपर एक। इतिहास के पाठों में यह तुलना आम है।
- Early aircraft were mostly biplanes, but the monoplane soon proved faster.
- A monoplane is lighter and meets less air resistance than a biplane.
fly / pilot / build a monoplane
Verbs of travel and making go with monoplane in the usual way: fly, pilot, build and design.
यात्रा और निर्माण की क्रियाएँ 'monoplane' के साथ सामान्य रूप से आती हैं: fly, pilot, build और design।
- The young engineer built a monoplane in his garage.
- She learned to fly a monoplane at the flying club.
by monoplane (means of transport)
With the preposition by, no article is used: by monoplane, as in by train or by air.
preposition 'by' के साथ article नहीं लगता: by monoplane, जैसे by train या by air।
- The mail was carried by monoplane across the hills.
- They travelled by monoplane to the remote island.
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adjective + monoplane
single-engineearlylightwoodenexperimental
- The museum has an early wooden monoplane from the 1920s.
verb + monoplane
flypilotbuilddesigntest
- The company tested the new monoplane over the desert.
monoplane + noun
wingdesignenginepilotcrash
- The monoplane design replaced the older biplane in most countries.
noun + monoplane
a pair of monoplanesa model monoplanea squadron of monoplanes
- The children made a model monoplane for the science exhibition.
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- Louis Blériot crossed the English Channel in a monoplane in 1909.
लुई ब्लेरियो ने 1909 में एक monoplane में इंग्लिश चैनल पार किया था।
- The monoplane has a single set of wings fixed to the body.
Monoplane में पंखों का एक ही सेट होता है जो ढाँचे से जुड़ा रहता है।
- In the airshow, a vintage monoplane did a loop above the crowd.
हवाई प्रदर्शन में एक पुराने monoplane ने भीड़ के ऊपर गोता-चक्र (loop) लगाया।
- Radhika read a lesson about the first monoplanes in her history book.
राधिका ने अपनी इतिहास की पुस्तक में पहले monoplanes के बारे में एक पाठ पढ़ा।
- Most small passenger planes today are monoplanes.
आज के अधिकतर छोटे यात्री विमान monoplanes हैं।
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✗ He flew a monoplane by the Atlantic.
✓ He flew a monoplane across the Atlantic.
To show crossing from one side to the other, use across, not by.
एक छोर से दूसरे छोर तक पार करने के अर्थ में 'across' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
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Both are early aeroplane types, separated by the number of wing sets.
दोनों शुरुआती विमान-प्रकार हैं, जिनमें अंतर पंखों के सेट की संख्या का है।
An aircraft with one pair of wings.
एक जोड़ी पंखों वाला विमान।
- The monoplane was faster than the older biplane.
An aircraft with two pairs of wings placed one above the other.
दो जोड़ी पंखों वाला विमान, जो एक के ऊपर एक लगे होते हैं।
- The biplane was slow but easy to control.