trijet
noun
tri·jet
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Definition of trijet
: an aircraft powered with three jet engines
Examples of trijet in a Sentence
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Question: Are trijet aircraft less safe than twin-engine or four-engine aircraft? – Andrew, Scottsdale, Arizona Answer:No. — John Cox, USA TODAY, "Ask the Captain: Questions about three-engine jets," 17 June 2018 Each day at noon, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Falcon flew a solo lap around the circuit in its flagship Falcon 7X trijet. — Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, "The Business Jet That Thinks It's a Racing Plane," 7 Oct. 2015 Question: Are trijet aircraft less safe than twin-engine or four-engine aircraft? – Andrew, Scottsdale, Arizona Answer:No. — John Cox, USA TODAY, "Ask the Captain: Questions about three-engine jets," 17 June 2018 Each day at noon, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Falcon flew a solo lap around the circuit in its flagship Falcon 7X trijet. — Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, "The Business Jet That Thinks It's a Racing Plane," 7 Oct. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trijet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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