turboprop

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Recent Examples of turboprop United used a 30-passenger turboprop for the flights, which ceased when the company switched to new jets that needed a longer runway. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 The Navy Hawkeye, a twin-engine turboprop, provides similar information while operating off US aircraft carriers. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026 In October 2008, Chris Bretherton lifted off from the coast of northern Chile in a C-130 turboprop plane. Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026 Besides Bombadier, other major aircraft manufacturers in Canada include De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, which makes turboprop planes and aircraft designed for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, and European aerospace giant Airbus. Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turboprop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turboprop
Noun
  • State-of-the-art drones, and the technology needed to intercept them, have become as important to national weapons arsenals as missiles, Patriot systems, fighter jets, and warships.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and food prices are all on the upswing — big time.
    Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ukrainian officials report that it is powered by a JT80 turbojet from the Chinese company Telefly, offering greater thrust than the engine used in the Geran‑3.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
  • When the aircraft goes supersonic, the engine functions like a turbojet, with combustion going active to produce high-velocity thrust.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • With that extension comes a shift in how the aircraft will be used.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Her Jenny aircraft turned over, dropping Coleman out of the aircraft at about 2,000 feet.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In 2008, the crew of a jetliner landing in Rome faced a similar situation as the Jeju crew and made a similar decision, conducting a go-around to try to avoid a flock of starlings.
    James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • The real showstopper here is the jetliner vistas from the rooftop pool and terrace, with views that stretched to the ocean.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Russian freighter, known as Progress 95, is hauling about 3 tons of food, propellant and other supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Operating six weekly flights with a dedicated FedEx Boeing 777 freighter, shipments from Vietnam are consolidated in Ho Chi Minh City before being transported to Singapore for a direct flight to Anchorage.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mikel Arteta is taking his supersonic.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • The tanker had departed from the port of Berbera and was heading to the Somali capital of Mogadishu when it was intercepted, a colonel with the Puntland Maritime Police Force told The Associated Press.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • On Saturday, the Hoehne Fire Protection District shared a video of an air tanker assisting in the suppression efforts.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The vertical stabilizer has been removed to increase the stealth of the airframe by reducing the radar signature across both high- and low-frequency bands.
    David Szondy April 21, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
  • While commercial sales declined, the company secured a contract to develop an airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) using the older 707 airframe.
    John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Turboprop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turboprop. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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