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
  • Every very light jet that followed—from the Cessna Citation Mustang to the HondaJet to the Cirrus Vision Jet—owes something to Eclipse’s belief that a capable business jet could be smaller, simpler, and more affordable.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Sheen corroborated in his Book of Sheen memoir that head of CBS Les Moonves and offered to use the network’s jet and fly him to rehab.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of jet
Noun
  • The Tu-95 is a nuclear-capable four-engine turboprop strategic bomber that has been in service since the Cold War times.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In 2021, the company unveiled the eFlyer 800, an eight-seat, all-electric aircraft intended to offer performance comparable to that of a twin turboprop.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of turboprop
Noun
  • The system targets another engineering challenge involving different turbojet designs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 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
  • The jetliner was stabilized and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The second hijacked jetliner, United Airlines Flight 175, struck the South Tower 17 minutes later, slamming into the 78th through 84th floors.
    — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of jetliner
Noun
  • The aircraft is particularly suited to Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), maritime surveillance, anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Data from Flightradar24 showed a number of aircraft searching south of the island.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • But the time required for the largest tankers to rest outside the strait waiting for crude deliveries from smaller vessels has effectively created a tanker shortage.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • London — Oil prices climbed Thursday on continued worries about global supply following a record number of tanker attacks that sent crossings through the Strait of Hormuz to a two-month low.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • New orders secured The company has reportedly attracted over 100 orders for the new freighter even as flight testing gets underway.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • However, the average vessel isn't exactly sailing around the world for years on end like a commercial freighter.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 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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“Trijet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trijet. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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