tri-jetn.
/ˈtrʌɪdʒɛt/, U.S. /ˈtraɪˌdʒɛt/ An aircraft powered by three jet engines. Frequently attributive, as tri-jet airbus, tri-jet transport.
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superjet1945
twin-jet1946
fan-jet1963
jumbo jet1964
jump jet1964
jumbo1966
super-jumbo1968
tri-jet1968
stretch plane1971
stretch1973
wide-body1979
1968 Economist 20 Apr. 24/3 Last month Eastern Air Lines and Trans World Airlines jumped in with orders to the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation for 94 of the new~look tri-jet transports.
1969 New Scientist 13 Mar. 554/2 The tri-jet air bus to carry 350 is on the way.
1970 Time 19 Jan. 44 Originally designed for shorter-range routes than the 747, the trijets are now being offered in stretched intercontinental versions.
1979 Daily Tel. 17 Apr. 8/8 Boeing..will be extremely busy introducing two new twin-jet airliners and possibly a tri-jet as well.
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