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

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

In addition to environmental education and advocacy, the center’s mission includes propagating rare and endangered native plants and rehabilitating birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 24 June 2026
But even this species showed signs of direct development, with gradually ossifying bones rather than undergoing an abrupt, amphibian-like metamorphosis.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

Definition of amphibian

Noun

Supporting the aircraft mission profile Air Force officials stated that this training pathway is intended to keep experienced tactical personnel within the bomber community rather than letting their combat knowledge leave the service.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
The 43 ships were followed by a display of aerial might with a stealth bomber and the Navy’s Blue Angels.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of bomber

Noun

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
Vertical Aerospace has scored a world-first as its full-scale tilt-rotor eVTOL completed a two-way piloted transition between vertical helicopter mode and horizontal airplane mode during a single continuous flight while under regulatory oversight.

— David Szondy April 17, New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of tilt-rotor

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