trimotor

adj, noun — 3 senses

trimotor

adj

Etymology From tri- + motor.

1

That has three motors.

2

Especially, Of an aircraft That has three piston engines.

  • The 1920s and 1930s were the peak age of trimotor airplane design.

trimotor

noun

Etymology From tri- + motor.

1

An airplane with three motors in the form of three piston engines.

Related terms
trijet, trirotor

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