Thesaurus results for TRIPLANE

triplane

noun

Definition of triplane

as in biplane

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Recent Examples of triplane 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, 18 Oct. 2024 Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane. — Smithsonian, 26 May 2017

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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

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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

Definition of trimotor

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The other glider landed safely at Plateau Sky Ranch Airport and its pilot was said to be uninjured, police said earlier.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026
Though only a prototype used for atmospheric and ground tests, Enterprise proved that a spacecraft could launch like a rocket and land as a glider, enabling the world's first reusable orbital platform.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of glider

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