trimotor

noun

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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
  1. biplane
  2. triplane
  3. seaplane
  4. glider
  5. sailplane
  6. amphibian
  7. bomber
  8. tilt-rotor
Noun
  • As seen in the film’s trailer, the key stunt of this chapter looks to involve Tom Cruise hanging off the side of a 20th century biplane.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Mar. 2025
  • His quest takes him to icy research stations, in the cockpits of biplanes soaring through canyons, and deep under the ocean's surface as Cruise showcase another ridiculous array of stunts.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of biplane
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
Definition of triplane
Noun
  • Booking a seaplane tour is one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable ways to experience the area.
    — Emily LaPointe, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Visitors can experience the thrill of a splash landing and treat themselves to incredible aerial views of the area during seaplane tours.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of seaplane
Noun
  • Autonomous underwater vehicles called gliders were also deployed to study the impacts of glacial meltwater on the physical and chemical properties of the region.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
  • From foam gliders to playing cornhole with the family, these outdoor toys keep kids busy for hours and are a fun way to welcome the new season.
    — Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of glider
Noun
  • 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
  • Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
Definition of sailplane
Noun
  • Salt and freshwater species of fish, amphibians, reptiles (cold-blooded animals) and shellfish are permitted.
    — Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Fossil evidence shows that this area was home to numerous tetrapods, small four-limbed vertebrates that include today’s living amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of amphibian
Noun
  • But that doesn’t mean the bomber raids are totally safe for their crews.
    — David Axe, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The list included Camp Thunder Cove on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, where the U.S. is basing stealth B-2 bombers likely being used in Yemen.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of bomber
Noun
  • In addition, Sikorsky says its RBW design also helps tail-sitter or tilt-rotor aircraft and similar vehicles have smoother transitions from hovering to slow horizontal flight to cruising speeds.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
  • By 2020, the design brief had morphed through a 12-rotor three-person contender called the Seraph to a tilt-rotor people carrier concept dubbed the VA-1X – which the company's Chief Engineer detailed in an interview shortly after the reveal.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 19 July 2024
Definition of tilt-rotor

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“Trimotor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimotor. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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