bimotored

/bai'moutəd/

Thân thiện

A small bimotored airplane flies over the mountains.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having two engines or motors. This term is most commonly used to describe aircraft with two engines, but can technically apply to any vehicle or machine with two separate power sources.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The airline is replacing its older fleet with modern bimotored aircraft for better efficiency.
  • For safety over long water crossings, a bimotored plane is often preferred.
  • The prototype was a unique bimotored land vehicle designed for extreme environments.

Advanced Usage

• The term is highly specific and technical. In modern aviation discourse, terms like "twin-engine" or "twin-jet" are more common than "bimotored."
• It can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is').
  • Attributive: a bimotored design
  • Predicative: The aircraft is bimotored.

Variants and Related Words

• Twin-engine (adj): The more frequent contemporary synonym, especially for aircraft.
• Multi-engine (adj): A broader term for aircraft with more than one engine.
• Bimotor (n, rare): A vehicle, especially an aircraft, with two motors. (Example: )

Synonyms

• Twin-engine
• Dual-engine
• Two-engined

Antonyms

• Single-engine
• Monomotored (very rare)

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is strictly "having two motors." It does not describe the type, size, or function of the motors, only their quantity.
• While historically used for propeller-driven aircraft, it can apply to jets, electric vehicles, or any machinery with two distinct motor units.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having two motors