trijet

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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
Noun
  • The victim was riding on the back of the watercraft operated by a 26-year-old man, who had just made a U-turn when the second jet ski, driven by a 27-year-old man and carrying a 28-year-old woman, slammed into them, cops said.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
  • That might include tax, estate, trust and risk planning; family governance, business advisory and philanthropy services; and more lifestyle-type offerings such as private jet leasing and concierge services.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The twin turboprop was flying from Butler to New Century, according to FlightAware.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • Nicknamed the Flying Suburban, the single-engine turboprop is popular for both corporate and cargo missions, thanks to its generous, configurable interior and short-field landing capabilities (including grass runways).
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Incorporating a turbojet complicates the drone’s design and introduces supply chain vulnerabilities.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • From the Dallas Stadium, an unauthorized aircraft cannot come within three nautical miles or fly 3,000 feet ground-to-air.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, 42 aircraft were lost or damaged, and 20 military installations were hit, leading to $29 billion in repair costs and an $80 billion supplement request.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The tanker was laden with more than 2 million barrels of crude oil and sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
  • Commercial shipping at center of tensions Britain's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said June 27 that a tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, sustaining damage to its bridge, though all crew members were reported safe.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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“Trijet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trijet. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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