Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having three motors: The word "trimotored" describes an aircraft, vehicle, or machine that is powered by three separate engines or motors.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The historic trimotored airplane was a marvel of early aviation engineering.
  • They developed a trimotored drone for increased lift and redundancy.

Advanced Usage

• The term is highly specific and technical, primarily used in historical and engineering contexts, especially concerning early 20th-century aircraft.
• It can be applied metaphorically to describe any system or organization powered by three main driving forces.
  • The company's trimotored leadership structure, with three co-CEOs, proved surprisingly effective.

Variants and Related Words

• Trimotor (n): An aircraft with three engines. This is the noun form from which the adjective "trimotored" is derived.
  • The Ford Trimotor was a popular passenger aircraft in the 1920s and 1930s.

Synonyms

• Three-engined: Having three engines (a more common modern phrasing).
• Triple-engine: Equipped with three engines (often used as a compound adjective).

Antonyms

• Single-engined: Having one engine.
• Twin-engined: Having two engines.

Adjective

1. having three motors