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  • adjective Capable of traveling on land, air and sea.
  • adjective military Involving land, air and sea forces.

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Examples

  • But it required what Winston Churchill called “triphibious operations”—the melding of sea, land, and air forces into a nearly seamless entity focused on seizing islands from the enemy, each one representing another step on the long road to victory.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • However, each leap of the triphibious frog was limited by the range of available airpower.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • But it required what Winston Churchill called “triphibious operations”—the melding of sea, land, and air forces into a nearly seamless entity focused on seizing islands from the enemy, each one representing another step on the long road to victory.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • However, each leap of the triphibious frog was limited by the range of available airpower.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • Nimitz and the Marines were also committed to triphibious warfare but they would conduct it in their own way in the wide-open spaces of the Central Pacific, where distances between enemy strongholds were daunting.

    The Story of World War II Donald L. Miller 1945

  • This was triphibious warfare—ground, air, and sea—and it revolutionized the way wars were fought.

    The Story of World War II Donald L. Miller 1945

  • Nimitz and the Marines were also committed to triphibious warfare but they would conduct it in their own way in the wide-open spaces of the Central Pacific, where distances between enemy strongholds were daunting.

    The Story of World War II Donald L. Miller 1945

  • This was triphibious warfare—ground, air, and sea—and it revolutionized the way wars were fought.

    The Story of World War II Donald L. Miller 1945

  • It's a pity, too, that Churchill's unlucky triphibious should be accepted here ....

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 3 1986

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