multi-engine

adjective

mul·​ti-en·​gine ˌməl-tē-ˈen-jən How to pronounce multi-engine (audio)
-ˌtī-
: having more than one engine
a multi-engine airplane

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Henderson State also offers the only bachelor's degree in aviation in Arkansas, as well as a Master of Business Administration in aviation management and a commercial multi-engine add-on licensure program. Ryan Anderson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Sep. 2024 The pilot was practicing shutting down one engine in the multi-engine plane, according to a preliminary report released Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board about the March 30 plane crash at the Treasure Coast International Airport in Fort Pierce, Florida. Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 The multi-engine vehicle looks somewhat similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in that preliminary designs incorporated landing legs and grid fins to enable a powered first-stage landing. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024 He's been a veteran of airshows for more than 25 years, holding commercial, instrument, single-engine and multi-engine ratings in both land and sea aircraft and helicopters, along with ratings in ex-military jets and high-performance radial engine aircraft. Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 26 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multi-engine was in 1917

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“Multi-engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-engine. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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