triplane

[ trahy-pleyn ]

/ ˈtraɪˌpleɪn /

an airplane with three supporting wings, one above another: a design used mainly in the early history of the airplane.

Origin of triplane

First recorded in 1905–10; tri- + plane¹

Words nearby triplane

triphthong, triphylite, triphyllous, tripinnate, Tripitaka, triplane, triple, triple A, Triple Alliance, triple alpha process, triple bogey

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Example sentences from the Web for triplane

It was followed by the others, two monoplanes and a triplane.
The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly|Margaret Burnham
The huge night bombing machine of the present time is almost always of the triplane type.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith
"Yes, that's where the young master is making his triplane," answered the man.
Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice|Victor Appleton
There is some curious error here, for Captain Ball was not flying a triplane at the time of his death.
The Red Battle Flyer|Capt. Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen

He continued to gaze upward as the triplane shot forward, the noise of the motor being plainly heard.
Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice|Victor Appleton

British Dictionary definitions for triplane

triplane

/ (ˈtraɪˌpleɪn) /

noun

an aeroplane having three wings arranged one above the other

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单词	triplane
释义	triplane [ trahy-pleyn ] / ˈtraɪˌpleɪn / an airplane with three supporting wings, one above another: a design used mainly in the early history of the airplane. Origin of triplane First recorded in 1905–10; tri- + plane¹ Words nearby triplane triphthong, triphylite, triphyllous, tripinnate, Tripitaka, triplane, triple, triple A, Triple Alliance, triple alpha process, triple bogey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for triplane It was followed by the others, two monoplanes and a triplane. The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly\|Margaret Burnham The huge night bombing machine of the present time is almost always of the triplane type. The Romance of Aircraft\|Lawrence Yard Smith "Yes, that's where the young master is making his triplane," answered the man. Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice\|Victor Appleton There is some curious error here, for Captain Ball was not flying a triplane at the time of his death. The Red Battle Flyer\|Capt. Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen He continued to gaze upward as the triplane shot forward, the noise of the motor being plainly heard. Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice\|Victor Appleton British Dictionary definitions for triplane triplane / (ˈtraɪˌpleɪn) / noun an aeroplane having three wings arranged one above the other Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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