multiengine

multiengine

English

Alternative forms

  • multi-engine

Etymology

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.

    Adjective

    multiengine (not comparable)

    1. Having more than one engine.
      a multiengine truck

    Noun

    multiengine (plural multiengines)

    1. An aircraft with more than one engine.
      • 2003, Charles A. Lindbergh, The Spirit of St. Louis, page 27:
        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.
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