tri-motoredadj.

Forms: Also trimotored.

Etymology: < tri- comb. form + motor n. + -ed suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtri-ˌmotored.

Of an aeroplane: fitted with three engines.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > having one or more than one engine

twin-engined1916

tri-motored1927

twin-engine1931

single-engine1942

single-engined1964

1927 Times (Weekly ed.) 9 June 632/3 Tri-motored aeroplanes capable of landing on the water..were essential.

1929 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 7 Dec. 63/1 The giant tri~motored Ford planes of this line.

1968 R. Miller & D. Sawers Technical Devel. Mod. Aviation ii. 33 The totals..may suggest the general level of operating costs of the tri~motored aircraft in the United States in 1932–33.

1980 R. Butler Blood-red Sun at Noon (1981) i. ii. 28 One of the big tri-motored Junkers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tri-motored
释义	tri-motoredadj. Forms: Also trimotored. Etymology: < tri- comb. form + motor n. + -ed suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtri-ˌmotored. Of an aeroplane: fitted with three engines. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > having one or more than one engine twin-engined1916 tri-motored1927 twin-engine1931 single-engine1942 single-engined1964 1927 Times (Weekly ed.) 9 June 632/3 Tri-motored aeroplanes capable of landing on the water..were essential. 1929 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 7 Dec. 63/1 The giant tri~motored Ford planes of this line. 1968 R. Miller & D. Sawers Technical Devel. Mod. Aviation ii. 33 The totals..may suggest the general level of operating costs of the tri~motored aircraft in the United States in 1932–33. 1980 R. Butler Blood-red Sun at Noon (1981) i. ii. 28 One of the big tri-motored Junkers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1927
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