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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.
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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
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
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Scaling up from a small model to a full-sized quadrotor biplane is much riskier, so the team is building an exact digital replica first.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The image shows him in aviator’s garb with a biplane flying overhead.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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This island is farther flung than most, but the 35-minute flight by seaplane from Mal gives a spectacular view of the atolls at 5000 feet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dry Tortugas National Park is known for its crystal-clear waters and remote location, accessible only by boat or seaplane.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For a set that feels like a true lounging experience, this swivel glider rocker set is an easy yes.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
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The four-door GT was bigger and more comfortable in every way, a glider from the future that proved definitively that the company that built a defining car of the 1960s is now something else entirely.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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Endangered amphibians in California include the desert slender salamander, a subterranean amphibian found in just two spots in Riverside County.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Paleontologists now have direct evidence of cartilage and connective tissue in the rib cage of an early reptile, revealing how animals transitioned from amphibian-like throat pumping to the efficient lung ventilation systems that dominate terrestrial life today.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The move is seen as a response to China’s progress on its own similar aircraft, the H-20 stealth bomber.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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That huge gap, and not mandatory vaccinations, transgender bomber pilots or immigrant semi drivers, should have been the key issue in the last six national elections.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Vertical Aerospace has scored a world-first as its full-scale tilt-rotor eVTOL completed a two-way piloted transition between vertical helicopter mode and horizontal airplane mode during a single continuous flight while under regulatory oversight.—
David Szondy
April 17,
New Atlas,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Navy ships also bring CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that can perform vertical takeoffs and landings along with helicopters.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Trimotor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimotor. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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