Meanings
adjectivetriplane (comparative more triplane, superlative most triplane)
comparative more triplane · superlative most triplane
- Composed of, or relating to, three planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
nountriplane (plural triplanes)
plural triplanes
- aeronauticsAn airplane that has three pairs of wings, one above the others.
The definition changed is under the word “Aeroplane” and the words substituted are “hook worm,” “hydroplane” and “Triplane.”
1832, “Inserting affidavit of Harris W. Baker”, in Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court, volume 1, page 125
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Italic*tri-
- Latintri-
- Englishtri-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
- Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
- Ancient Greekπλανάω (planáō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος (āeróplănos)
- Frenchaéroplane
- Englishaeroplaneclip.
- Englishplane
- Englishtriplane
Translations
Dutch driedekker
- driedekkerairplane that has three pairs of wings
Finnish kolmitaso
- kolmitasoairplane that has three pairs of wings
German Dreidecker
- Dreideckerairplane that has three pairs of wings
Italian triplano
- triplanoairplane that has three pairs of wings
Japanese 三葉機
- 三葉機 (san'yōki)airplane that has three pairs of wings
Korean 삼엽기
- 삼엽기 (samyeopgi)airplane that has three pairs of wings
Polish trójpłatowiec, trójpłat
- trójpłatowiecairplane that has three pairs of wings
- trójpłatairplane that has three pairs of wings
Russian трипла́н
- трипла́н (triplán)airplane that has three pairs of wings
Spanish triplano
- triplanoairplane that has three pairs of wings
Swedish triplan
- triplanairplane that has three pairs of wings
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
triplane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triplane
MLA
“triplane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triplane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triplane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triplane.
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