triplane C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈtraɪˌpleɪn/ UK /ˈtraɪˌpleɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #269006 Meanings 1 noun an airplane that has three pairs of wings, one above the others A huge triplane descended upon Crane Field and was loaded to its capacity with strange looking equipment. Etymology From tri- + plane. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # triplane **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtraɪˌpleɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtraɪˌpleɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 269006 ## Meanings 1. an airplane that has three pairs of wings, one above the others ## Examples - A huge triplane descended upon Crane Field and was loaded to its capacity with strange looking equipment. ## Etymology From tri- + plane. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown