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Recent Examples of triplane
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.
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New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.
—Smithsonian, 26 May 2017
New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.
—Smithsonian, 26 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplane
Noun
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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
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The locations for the shoot include Patagonia, the streets of Tokyo, and an ancient Middle Eastern city, with stunts including a spectacular biplane maneuver that shows off the daredevil side of Cruise, who famously does his own stunts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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Even today, in places like the Pacific Northwest, there are regular seaplane services not only to isolated islands, but between the centers of cities like Seattle and Victoria, British Columbia.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2025
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Booking a seaplane tour is one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable ways to experience the area.—
Emily LaPointe,
Outside Online,
30 Jan. 2025
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Upholstered swivel reclining glider: on sale for $299 Original price: $891 This reclining glider is 66% off right now.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Bradley Daar, 70, of Clinton, was piloting a single-engine ultralight glider on Friday afternoon when the aircraft crashed into the woods in the Town of Deep River, roughly 35 miles east of New Haven.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Triplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplane. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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