turboprop

Example Sentences

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The turboprops roar every quarter-hour or so as the planes lumber down the crowded tarmac.

From Los Angeles Times

We were load 3, meaning the skydiving company’s twin turboprop aircraft had to make two 30-minute flights to “drop off” the 18,000-foot jumpers first.

From Washington Post

The aircraft -- operated by SiLA, a small airline operating regional flights in Siberia on turboprop aircraft -- was thought to have been carrying 17 people, including three crew members, governor Sergei Zhvachkin said.

From Reuters

The unspecified “co-investment” toward a demonstration flight of the hybrid engine for regional turboprops is part of a wider announcement for aerospace expected on Thursday, they said.

From Reuters

The C-130, an American-built turboprop, is used by militaries around the world and is sometimes kept in service for decades.

From New York Times