Thesaurus results for TRIMOTOR

trimotor

noun

Definition of trimotor

as in biplane

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Recent Examples of trimotor The crash was reminiscent of a 1979 crash in Chicago involving a DC-10, which was the predecessor of the trimotor jet that crashed in Louisville. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026 The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024 Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public. — Jamie Turner, cleveland.com, 16 July 2019

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Noun

Presidents have been flying since Teddy Roosevelt took off in a Wright Brothers biplane on a campaign swing in 1910 and Franklin Roosevelt crossed the Atlantic in office on a flying boat during World War II.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
The unmanned biplane was intended to carry explosives over enemy targets before crashing into them.

— Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Definition of biplane

Noun

Design, safety, and range Matrix uses a lift-and-cruise compound wing design with a triplane layout and a six-arm structure.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024

Definition of triplane

Noun

One key moment is when Godzilla emerges for the first time and rises out of the water as the seaplane is taking off.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Two men escaped injury Monday after a seaplane went into the water of Orchard Lake, Michigan, local authorities said.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of seaplane

Noun

The other glider landed safely at Plateau Sky Ranch Airport and its pilot was said to be uninjured, police said earlier.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026
Though only a prototype used for atmospheric and ground tests, Enterprise proved that a spacecraft could launch like a rocket and land as a glider, enabling the world's first reusable orbital platform.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of glider

Noun

Whether racing dune buggies along the Massachusetts coast, piloting a yellow sailplane, or sharing a silent chess match with Faye Dunaway, his shades were always front and center.

— Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.

— David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023

Definition of sailplane

Noun

Consider the eastern hellbender, North America’s largest amphibian.

— Rachel Ramirez, Vox, 12 Nov. 2026
With Gerrothorax maritimus, on the other hand, the bony armor would have prevented water absorption through its skin, requiring the amphibian to drink salt water with its mouth.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of amphibian

Noun

Those figures illustrate the bomber’s potential to deliver weapons against distant maritime targets.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
This oversized bomber style is easy to layer over everything from a T-shirt to a thick turtleneck sweater.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bomber

Noun

The company has developed Thunder, a group 5 autonomous tilt-rotor attack helicopter designed as a Loyal Wingman for combat choppers.

— David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
While repairs continue, the United States initially relied on MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to transport rescue personnel and emergency supplies into affected areas.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Definition of tilt-rotor

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