interplane, a. Aeronaut.
(ˈɪntəpleɪn)
[f. inter- 5 + plane n.3]
Situated between or connecting the upper and lower ‘planes’ or wings of a biplane.
| 1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 96 Interplane struts..have to keep the lifting surfaces or ‘planes’ apart. 1920 Blackw. Mag. Nov. 565/1 Great lanky beasts with double interplane engines, heavy bombers of freak aspect. 1969 K. Munson Pioneer Aircraft 1903–14 152/2 The rigid construction of the wings needed no tie-wires, the sole bracing consisting of two I-type interplane struts on each side. |