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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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The ’Davis Gun’ was not successful in putting big guns on biplanes.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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As a biplane climbs to 8,500 feet, on a gloomy afternoon in April 1933, Swan’s daredevil plan is to leap from the metal hopper beneath the lower wing, drop through the clouds, and, at the precise moment the rocket in his backpack ignites, explode up into space.—
Howard Blum,
airmail.news,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.—
Smithsonian,
Smithsonian,
26 May 2017
Noun
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Located 70 miles off the coast of Key West, this remote national park is only accessible by ferry, seaplane, or personal boat.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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Florida’s lake towns brim with charm, especially in Lake County, home to the antiquing magnet of Mt. Dora and nearby Tavares, where seaplanes splash down on regular flight-seeing outings with Jones Brothers Air & Seaplane Tours.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The fossils included two flying squirrel-esque gliders, a mole-like burrower, a tree-climber, and two different terrestrial creatures.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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It is hoped the new gliders will be operational by 2028 at the latest.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The ongoing decline of birds signals a broader crisis in the natural world already documented in global losses in insects, amphibians, and other wildlife.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Here’s a fun, hands-on show from Thor’s Reptile Family featuring arthropods, amphibians, and reptiles of all sizes.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Orange County Register,
28 Feb. 2025
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Engels, which is used for launching missile strikes on Ukrainian territory, houses bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The attacks were focused on Engels, an industrial city near Russia's main base for nuclear-capable strategic bombers.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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“Trimotor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimotor. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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