Tupolev

[ too-poh-luhf; Russian too-puh-lyif ]

noun

1. An·drei Ni·ko·la·ye·vich [uhn-, dryey, nyi-kuh-, lah, -yi-vyich], 1888–1972, Russian engineer and aircraft designer.

Tupolev

/ tuˈpəljif /

noun

1. TupolevAndrei Nikolaievich18881972MRussianTECHNOLOGY: aircraft designer Andrei Nikolaievich (unˈdrjeɪ njɪkəˈlɑjɪvjɪtʃ). 1888–1972, Soviet aircraft designer, who designed the first supersonic passenger aircraft, the TU-144 (tested 1969). He also designed supersonic bombers and the TU-104, one of the first passenger jet aircraft (1955)

Example Sentences

Yes, they were on the same plane, and it was an old Soviet-made Tupolev-154.

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