How do you use Triplane in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Triplane meaning
Composed of, or relating to, three planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
Using Triplane
- The main meaning on this page is: Composed of, or relating to, three planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
Context around Triplane
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Triplane
- In this selection, "triplane" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sopwith, winged, designed, broke and achieving stand out and add context to how "triplane" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include biplane or triplane with one and no 1 triplane designed and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "triplane" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with triplane
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
By January 1918, Jastas 6 and 11 were fully equipped with the triplane. (13 words)
The triplane's chronic structural problems destroyed any prospect of large-scale orders. (13 words)
One triplane was used as a testbed for an experimental Schwade gear-driven supercharger. (14 words)
Bays The space enclosed by a set of interplane struts is called a bay, hence a biplane or triplane with one set of such struts connecting the wings on each side of the aircraft is a single-bay biplane. (39 words)
Leutnant der Reserve Günther Pastor of Jasta 11 was killed two days later when his triplane broke up in level flight. (21 words)
However, the plane seen here seems to be the Avro No. 1 triplane designed and built by A.V. Roe. (20 words)
Example sentences (8)
However, the plane seen here seems to be the Avro No. 1 triplane designed and built by A.V. Roe.
Bays The space enclosed by a set of interplane struts is called a bay, hence a biplane or triplane with one set of such struts connecting the wings on each side of the aircraft is a single-bay biplane.
By January 1918, Jastas 6 and 11 were fully equipped with the triplane.
He reported to the Kogenluft (Kommandierender General der Luftstreitkräfte) that the F.I was superior to the Sopwith Triplane.
Leutnant der Reserve Günther Pastor of Jasta 11 was killed two days later when his triplane broke up in level flight.
Occasionally even more wings have been used, with the three-winged triplane achieving some fame in WWI.
One triplane was used as a testbed for an experimental Schwade gear-driven supercharger.
The triplane's chronic structural problems destroyed any prospect of large-scale orders.