as in jet
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of trijet
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
Each day at noon, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Falcon flew a solo lap around the circuit in its flagship Falcon 7X trijet.
—Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, 7 Oct. 2015
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
Each day at noon, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Falcon flew a solo lap around the circuit in its flagship Falcon 7X trijet.
—Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, 7 Oct. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trijet
Noun
-
Orange County lacked ethics on Split Oak decision The U.S. Supreme Court had been criticized for lacking an ethics code, highlighted by a justice getting private jet rides from a donor with business before the court.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2025
-
The president criticized Boeing, whose contract to construct a pair of Air Force One replacement jets fell far behind schedule and went over budget after multiple setbacks.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2025
Noun
-
The system has also been applied to higher-end jet and turboprops like the Piper M700 and Daher TBM.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
13 May 2025
-
Since then, search crews have been looking for a sign of the turboprop Cessna Caravan operated by Bering Air.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Key Polish exports to the U.S. include machinery and mechanical equipment, notably turbojet and turboprop engines.—
Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
-
Next will come Barracuda cruise missiles, Roadrunner autonomous twin turbojet vehicles and more.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The jetliner would be the most expensive gift ever given to a sitting American president, by far.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
-
On Monday, Trump grew angry at the questions of an ethical quagmire, including whether Qatar expected anything in exchange for the donation of the jetliner.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
Noun
-
The aircraft is produced by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation and equipped with modern radar and air-to-air missile systems.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
-
Air traffic controllers could be heard telling a FedEx plane that their screens went dark and then asking the aircraft to tell their company to put pressure on to get the problem fixed.—
Sam Sweeney,
ABC News,
9 May 2025
Noun
-
Given the vessel's lack of nationality, the use of force including boarding the vessel was deemed unnecessary and the tanker was escorted out of the Estonian Economic Exclusion Zone.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
-
More than 50 activists including Greta Thunberg briefly held a demonstration inside the Copenhagen office of Maersk’s tankers division Tuesday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
Noun
-
The first airline expected to receive a 777-9 in 2026, once the type is certified, will be Lufthansa, which has placed an order for 20 777-9s and seven 777-8 freighters.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
-
That predecessor was wrecked May 9, 1980, when a freighter, lost in the vicious storm, broadsided the southbound span of the twin bridge and knocked down a 1,260-foot section of roadway.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
Noun
-
The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
7 Aug. 2024
-
The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Mar. 2020
Cite this Entry
“Trijet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trijet. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share