towplane

noun

Definition of towplanenext
as in biplane

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  1. biplane
  2. seaplane
  3. trimotor
  4. triplane
  5. sailplane
  6. glider
  7. tilt-rotor
  8. amphibian
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
  • 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
  • Nick Pavlakis, a boat operator, was nearby at the time and rushed to help evacuate the seaplane passengers and crew.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of seaplane
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
  • 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
  • Whether racing dune buggies along the Massachusetts coast, piloting a yellow sailplane, or sharing a silent chess match with Faye Dunaway, his shades were always front and center.
    — Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
Definition of sailplane
Noun
  • Don’t have the engineering know-how or enough paper to craft your own gigantic glider?
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
  • That meant the design had to favor stability and efficiency, almost like a giant paper glider.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
Definition of glider
Noun
  • The company has developed Thunder, a group 5 autonomous tilt-rotor attack helicopter designed as a Loyal Wingman for combat choppers.
    — David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
  • While repairs continue, the United States initially relied on MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to transport rescue personnel and emergency supplies into affected areas.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
Definition of tilt-rotor
Noun
  • The researchers suspect that harvestmen may target strategic regions of the amphibian's body, thereby significantly restricting the frog's movements.
    — Jay Kakade July 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • In addition to environmental education and advocacy, the center’s mission includes propagating rare and endangered native plants and rehabilitating birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 24 June 2026
Definition of amphibian
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