trijet

noun

Definition of trijetnext
as in jet

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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. — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 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
  1. jet
  2. turboprop
  3. turbojet
  4. jetliner
  5. aircraft
  6. tanker
  7. freighter
  8. supersonic
Noun
  • Saudia Cargo will double its fleet, adding four Boeing 777-200F jets over more than two years, as Saudi Arabia pushes to become a logistics hub linking three continents.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Underneath the jet nestled underneath the brush head is a 100mm-pixel macro lens the size of a pencil tip that captures 28 images per second.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of jet
Noun
  • Totality from a turboprop A nine-passenger King Air turboprop chartered from Norlandair will fly from Reykjavík Airport, Iceland, north to south to intercept the path of totality in a flight known as Umbracept.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The single-engine turboprop plane was built in 2010, according to FAA records.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of turboprop
Noun
  • Supporting missile programs The TJ150 is a compact turbojet that produces more than 150 pounds of thrust while operating efficiently at high altitudes.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • But then the development of modern high-bypass turbofan jet engines that are 75% quieter than 1960s-technology turbojets eliminated much of the controversy.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026
Definition of turbojet
Noun
  • Another hijacked jetliner – United Airlines Flight 93 – crashed in a grassy field that had once been a strip mine in Shanksville.
    — Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Footage obtained by Airline Videos, a website that posts plane-spotting footage, shows a DHL jetliner touching down on the runway and, seconds later, white smoke emitting from the aircraft’s rear tires.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of jetliner
Noun
  • In January 2025, an American Airlines regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The researchers focused on a specific material used in aircraft and train interiors, including passenger-cabin flooring.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • The tanker was hit by four projectiles fired by US forces, Tasnim reported.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Crude-tanker stocks have led the rally, up 120% year-to-date, followed by car carriers, gas carriers and dry-bulk shippers, Lloyd's data show.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • Emirates SkyCargo in July flew the first commercial Boeing 777-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, carrying more than 100 tons from Hong Kong to Dubai, with Israel Aerospace Industries contracted for at least three more conversions.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of freighter
Noun
  • Mikel Arteta is taking his supersonic.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of supersonic

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