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
  • Reckoning has received a lot of attention for its stunts – Tom Cruise hanging off a biplane, for instance, and a burning parachute sequence.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 June 2025
  • 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, 16 June 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
  • Most people get from town to town by seaplane or boat.
    Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
  • As this is the mid-Atlantic’s yachting capital, and an anchorage for caravels, clippers and seaplanes, the spirit of nautical bonhomie is pervasive.
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Conservationists hope the greater glider livestream will continue revealing new information about these at-risk animals and encourage their protection.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025

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“Triplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplane. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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