triplane

C2 Topic:Transportation
US /ˈtraɪˌpleɪn/ UK /ˈtraɪˌpleɪn/
noun Freq #269006

Meanings

  1. 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.

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