trimotor

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Recent Examples of trimotor 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimotor
Noun
  • Their modest aircraft, a wooden biplane made of spruce and ash covered by cotton muslin, was open to the outside air.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Biplane Transfer with Optional Commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise—Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie discuss the challenges of filming the highly technical and extremely dangerous biplane transfer stunt at high altitudes.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.
    Smithsonian, Smithsonian, 26 May 2017
Noun
  • Ports include Friday Harbor, Port Townsend and Poulsbo, and guests can enjoy whale watching, seaplane rides, kayaking and more.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In a contraption of his own making, Glenn Curtiss took to the skies in 1911, boldly becoming the first American to fly a seaplane in a quick trip from Coronado’s North Island to San Diego Bay.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During that time, the company produced glider parts for the war effort.
    Joel Williams, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The glider is claimed to have the capability to conduct operations over greater distances and more diverse areas.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
  • In addition to snakes, the area is home to 66 percent of Illinois‘ amphibians and over 90 percent of the state’s mammals.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Found nowhere else on the planet, this tiny amphibian is known for its unique method of parenting, with male Darwin’s frogs gestating their young in the vocal sac below their mouth.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Flight-tracking data showed a B-1B bomber operating over the Caribbean near Venezuela’s coast on Thursday, following similar B-52 patrols last week.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Trump fires back at B-1 bomber report while warning drug smugglers.
    , FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The task force uses a variety of aircraft, ranging from F-35 fighter jets to CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters to V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport planes.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Expanding into tilt-rotor innovation EHang plans to build on the VT35 platform with future tilt-rotor variants, allowing greater range and operational flexibility.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Trimotor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimotor. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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