noun. A stand having two legs, as for the support of an instrument or a weapon.

noun. A two-legged stand.

"DITTEMORE: It is true that right after launch -- and I don't remember the time frame as far as the seconds -- there was a piece of foam that is used as insulation on the external tank in the area of what we call the bipod, which is the forward attach between the orbiter and the external tank."

biped  quadruped  tripod  

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