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propjet

American  
[prop-jet] / ˈprɒpˌdʒɛt /

noun

Aeronautics.
  1. an airplane equipped with turboprops.


propjet British  
/ ˈprɒpˌdʒɛt /

noun

  1. another name for turboprop

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of propjet

First recorded in 1945–50; prop 3 + jet 1

Example Sentences

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The team flew from the capital Nuuk by propjet to Kulusuk, population 200, then traveled by dogsled to the edge of the ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Dramatic video clips apparently taken from cars were posted online and aired by broadcasters, showing the ATR 72 propjet as it pivoted onto its side while zooming toward a bridge over the river.

From Chicago Tribune • Feb. 4, 2015

The trouble with Central African Airways' brand-new Vickers Viscount propjet was that the bugs would not go.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 10 a m. next Tuesday, when he alights from the TU-114 propjet plane at Andrews Air Force Base.

From Time Magazine Archive

A fleet of 44 C-141s and 33 smaller, slower propjet C-130 Hercules transports carried 2,500 men and 721 tons of supplies and equipment from the eastern U.S. to South Korea.

From Time Magazine Archive

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