triplane

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Recent Examples of triplane 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, 18 Oct. 2024 Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane. Smithsonian, 26 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplane
Noun
  • Mustered out from the Great War, veteran pilots — still hooked on the adrenaline rush of aerial combat — reenacted their exploits for the screen in rickety biplanes that seemed to have been stitched together from string and paper mache.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
  • Set pieces involving a sunken submarine and buzzing biplanes amply fulfill the franchise’s main selling point.
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Top 5 Can’t Miss Get a bird's-eye view of the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Icefield from a seaplane.
    Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
  • Seaborne continues to fly a single seaplane between the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • These include Superman and Robin along with some pickaxes, gliders and more.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • While the other species are all considered skilled aerial travelers, biomechanical research suggests that the paradise flying snake is the fastest glider among them.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025

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“Triplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplane. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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