tilt-rotor

noun

Definition of tilt-rotornext
1
as in gyroplane

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2
as in biplane

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Recent Examples of tilt-rotor Each can also operate with the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor and MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026 The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that at least 10 CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, which are used to transport special forces, arrived in the Caribbean theater from Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico. — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2025 Expanding into tilt-rotor innovation EHang plans to build on the VT35 platform with future tilt-rotor variants, allowing greater range and operational flexibility. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025 Freeland, a trim fifty-four-year-old who served as a pilot in the Marines, said that the Osprey attracted disproportionate criticism because of its novel tilt-rotor technology, and that many helicopters crashed just as often, if not more, when they were first introduced. — Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tilt-rotor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilt-rotor
  1. gyroplane
  2. biplane
  3. rotorcraft
  4. trimotor
  5. autogiro
  6. seaplane
  7. triplane
  8. amphibian
Noun
  • Two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) died in a gyroplane crash near Sirkan, a city in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan, on Monday according to the Fars News Agency.
    — Michael D. Carroll AND Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Napoleon Township Police said in a press release that Karol Kay DeGraw died after her gyroplane crashed at a private airstrip on her property.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
Definition of gyroplane
Noun
  • Presidents have been flying since Teddy Roosevelt took off in a Wright Brothers biplane on a campaign swing in 1910 and Franklin Roosevelt crossed the Atlantic in office on a flying boat during World War II.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • The unmanned biplane was intended to carry explosives over enemy targets before crashing into them.
    — Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Definition of biplane
Noun
  • Skyfall will follow in the footsteps of Ingenuity, the first rotorcraft on another world, which hitched a ride to Mars aboard NASA's Perseverance rover.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The company believes autonomous VTOL aircraft could offer a lower-cost alternative to conventional rotorcraft for many of these missions while reducing human exposure to operational risks.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of rotorcraft
Noun
  • The crash was reminiscent of a 1979 crash in Chicago involving a DC-10, which was the predecessor of the trimotor jet that crashed in Louisville.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
  • The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
Definition of trimotor
Noun
  • The first that went into mass production was the autogiro, developed in 1923 by Juan de la Cierva in Spain.
    — Edward C. Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2024
  • In 1938, Congress approved legislation intended to rescue the autogiro industry.
    — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023
Definition of autogiro
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  • Arriving by seaplane, Annie meets Ellis (Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie), a townie working for Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s marina owner, Joe, who carries himself like a man with a secret.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • While taxiing on the water, the seaplane reportedly veered left and failed to respond to corrective efforts before striking a dock and sinking in approximately 100 feet of water.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of seaplane
Noun
  • Design, safety, and range Matrix uses a lift-and-cruise compound wing design with a triplane layout and a six-arm structure.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of triplane
Noun
  • Researchers in Los Angeles have made a ribbiting new discovery at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum — an extinct amphibian from the ice age.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Because the Mexican burrowing toad lives in rainforest conditions with lots of trees and precipitation, the Los Angeles area likely had similar conditions when the amphibian occupied it, Cruz said.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of amphibian

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“Tilt-rotor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt-rotor. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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