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tri⋅plane

[trahy-pleyn]
an airplane with three supporting wings, one above another: a design used mainly in the early history of the airplane.

Origin:
1905–10; tri- + plane 1
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tri·plane   (trī'plān')   
n.  An airplane with wings placed above each other in three levels.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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