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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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During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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Since the biplane had been the basis of standard airplane design until that point, the M-1 and following single-wing designs were referenced as monoplanes for a number of years.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Hop on a seaplane to Vancouver Island, explore historic parks, or simply wander the city streets for some serious people-watching.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The island of Ellaidhoo is located 26 miles west of the capital, Malé, and is only accessible via seaplane or boat.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hansen had his glider license by age 16 and his private pilot’s license the next year.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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Each monkey had kept a piece of the little glider.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Triplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplane. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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