triphibian

[ trahy-fib-ee-uh n ]
/ traɪˈfɪb i ən /
Military

adjective

skilled in combat equally on land, sea, and in the air.
(of an aircraft) equipped to take off from land, water, snow, or ice.
triphibious.

noun

a person who is triphibian.
a triphibian airplane.

Origin of triphibian

First recorded in 1940–45; tri- + (am)phibian

Words nearby triphibian

tripetalous, triphammer, triphasic, triphenylmethane, triphenylmethane dye, triphibian, triphibious, triphosphate, triphosphoric acid, triphthong, triphylite

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