multiengine
An aircraft with more than one engine.
Adjective
- Having more than one engine.
- a multiengine truck
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English engine English multiengine From multi- + engine.
Forms
Noun
- An aircraft with more than one engine.
- Pilots, mechanics, and students gather, sit on benches, lean against walls, listening to stories of Tony Fokker's genius, the safety of multiengines, the efficiency of thick airfoils. - 2003, Charles A. Lindbergh, The...