adj
Meaning 1
That has three motors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
trimotor
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rhymes with -əʊtə(ɹ)
adj
Meaning 2
That has three motors.
That has three piston engines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, not-comparable
Examples
- The 1920s and 1930s were the peak age of trimotor airplane design.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An airplane with three motors in the form of three piston engines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh1éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English trimotor From tri- + motor.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: trimotor — that has three motors
- Dutch: driemotorig — that has three motors
- French: trimoteur — that has three motors
- German: dreimotorig — that has three motors
- Spanish: trimotor — that has three motors
- Catalan: trimotor — aircraft with three piston motors
- French: trimoteur — aircraft with three piston motors
- Spanish: trimotor — aircraft with three piston motors