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trimotor

American  
[trahy-moh-ter] / ˈtraɪˌmoʊ tər /

noun

  1. an airplane or other vehicle that has three motors.


Other Word Forms

  • trimotored adjective

Etymology

Origin of trimotor

First recorded in 1920–25; tri- + motor

Example Sentences

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The races proper proceeded without mishap, save for the injury of one of 13 'chute jumpers who took leave of a Ford trimotor together.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most of all, they stressed the inevitability of the SST�a telling argument to an audience that included many whose careers date back to the trimotor Ford.

From Time Magazine Archive

The new company concentrated on international routes; its earliest Key West to Havana run carried just eight passengers in trimotor Fokkers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Starting in 1927 with four noisy, German-made, trimotor planes, it made not a single peseta until 1946.

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