triplane

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ plane.

Adjective

triplane (not comparable)

Composed of, or relating to, three planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).

Noun

triplane (plural triplanes)

(aviation) An airplane that has three pairs of wings, one above the others

Translations

airplane that has three pairs of wings

Dutch: driedekker (nl) m
Finnish: kolmitaso
German: Dreidecker (de) m
Japanese: 三葉機 (さんようき, san'yōki)
Korean: 삼엽기(三葉機) (samyeopgi)
Polish: trójpłatowiec (pl) m, trójpłat (pl) m
Russian: трипла́н (ru) m (triplán)
Swedish: triplan n

See also

Anagrams

interlap, trapline

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