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Recent Examples of trijet
The aircraft was described by the FAA as a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, a trijet wide-body airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and later Boeing.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The Air Force is in the process of acquiring a new tanker, the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, which will be more efficient and have more advanced avionics than the KC-10, but the trijet Extender will still have the Pegasus beat on fuel capacity by about 70 tons.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2022
Question: Are trijet aircraft less safe than twin-engine or four-engine aircraft?
– Andrew, Scottsdale, Arizona
Answer:No.
—John Cox, USA TODAY, 17 June 2018
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The Air Force is in the process of acquiring a new tanker, the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, which will be more efficient and have more advanced avionics than the KC-10, but the trijet Extender will still have the Pegasus beat on fuel capacity by about 70 tons.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2022
Question: Are trijet aircraft less safe than twin-engine or four-engine aircraft?
– Andrew, Scottsdale, Arizona
Answer:No.
—John Cox, USA TODAY, 17 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trijet
Noun
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An unlicensed operator driving an unregistered boat in the waters of Paradise Island struck an American riding a jet ski.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The six-month pilot transformed methane-rich gas from a California dairy farm’s manure digester into jet fuel that meets ASTM standards for commercial aviation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The low-wing, single-engine turboprop plane was not able to make it to full power, according to officials with the Bates County Emergency Management Agency.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Plane made multiple flights over the weekend The Pacific Aerospace 750XL — a single engine turboprop plane — is a popular model in skydiving because it’s designed for the sport and can quickly take parachutists to jumping altitudes while using short runways.—
John Seewer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Incorporating a turbojet complicates the drone’s design and introduces supply chain vulnerabilities.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ukrainian officials report that it is powered by a JT80 turbojet from the Chinese company Telefly, offering greater thrust than the engine used in the Geran‑3.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As expected, the ship—wider than and nearly as long a Boeing 777 jetliner—tipped over and exploded in a fireball, putting an exclamation point on V3’s trip halfway around the world from the Texas Gulf Coast.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2026
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No pattern enacted on these buttons will safely land a four-hundred-ton jetliner, flaring and bouncing and settling heavily onto its twenty-two wheels while the spoilers on the wings snap up and the jets scream in reverse and the passengers sigh in relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The aircraft has kept a vital spot in the Air Force for two main reasons, Birkey said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The system focuses on detecting and identifying Class 1 drones, which are among the smallest categories of military and commercial unmanned aircraft.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Shahidian comments came after the British military's maritime monitor, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported that a fire had broken out on a tanker off Oman’s coast.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The conflict resulted in a sharp drop in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, where about a quarter of the world's petroleum supply normally passes.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Best International Narrative Feature went to Labrador — Autopsy of Silence, directed by Rodrigue Jean, which follows an Inuk mechanic who is suspected of murder on a freighter.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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The 747’s fusion of aeronautical ability and symbolic power earned it many roles beyond passenger liner and freighter.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Mikel Arteta is taking his supersonic.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
7 Aug. 2024
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“Trijet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trijet. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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