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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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The group based its calculations on how much the jets were bent by the stellar wind as well as computer modeling.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Then, in extra innings, Elly De La Cruz caused the Twins to crumble on defense and the Reds fired up the jet to Tampa with a series sweep.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Its recorded output of 1,000 hp is also impressive, as that is roughly equivalent to a small turboprop aircraft engine.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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HansJet’s fleet of single-engine turboprop PC-12 aircraft trades flash for access.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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When the aircraft goes supersonic, the engine functions like a turbojet, with combustion going active to produce high-velocity thrust.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Dec. 2025
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The real showstopper here is the jetliner vistas from the rooftop pool and terrace, with views that stretched to the ocean.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The curtained berths will be available to economy and premium economy fliers on the airline's new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft from November.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, Meriem Bennani was the emcee, and the event was held at a working commercial helicopter facility, where aircraft landed and took off during the event.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Hopes that tanker traffic could resume with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz were dashed before engines could even fire up.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The protests have caused chaos as blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and several vital depots prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to service stations and more than a third of pumps ran dry.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On something huge like a North Sea passenger ferry or a freighter, just stopping the ship can take miles to accomplish, never mind putting about.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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According to a statement from Lufthansa, the cargo division can operate up to two-thirds of our regular freighter operations.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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