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✈️ With three engines ✈️ Three-engine plane
trimotor

trimotor

7.2
Describes a plane that has three engines
  • adjective
  • /ˈtraɪˌmoʊtər/
  • Specialized
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  • A classic trimotor plane was featured in the aviation history documentary.

Examples

  • Many trimotor planes were used in the 1930s.

  • Engineers discussed the advantages of a trimotor design for improved safety.

  • The airline purchased a trimotor aircraft for its new regional routes.

  • The trimotor aircraft soared through the sky.

  • The airline purchased a trimotor aircraft for its new regional routes.

  • A classic trimotor plane was featured in the aviation history documentary.

  • Engineers discussed the advantages of a trimotor design for improved safety.

Synonyms

trimotored
vstrimotor
  • Specialized
8.2

A vehicle or aircraft with three engines

has the same meaning but is often used to label that aircraft type

How Many

trimotor
  • Specialized
7.2

Surface Forms

trimotor positive

Morphology

trimotor = motor (transparent) = tri + motor

The prefix 'tri-' clearly indicates three, and 'motor' is a common term for an engine, making the meaning straightforward.

Etymology

The word trimotor comes from the parts tri- meaning 'three' and motor meaning 'engine', like tricycle for 'three' and the familiar word motor for engine. So a trimotor design means an aircraft 'having three engines'.