turboprop
Example Sentences
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The Airbus planes cost about $170 million apiece and carry four turboprop engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane lost contact with the air traffic controller on Saturday afternoon while en route from Yogyakarta to the city of Makassar in Sulawesi Island.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
The P-3 is a modified four-engine turboprop plane used in various research projects, designed for endurance and range, according to NASA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Teams have been working through the night to find victims of the disaster after a twin-engine turboprop operated by airline Voepass came down in the town of Vinhedo.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024
I was on watch this morning when a Coast Guard turboprop passed low overhead and circled around and dipped low over us again.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
