propjet

American  

[prop-jet] / ˈprɒpˌdʒɛt /

noun

Aeronautics.

1. an airplane equipped with turboprops.

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propjet British  

/ ˈprɒpˌdʒɛt /

noun

1. another name for turboprop

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Etymology

Origin of propjet

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

Example Sentences

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

By Canadian National's reckoning, on a downtown-to-downtown basis the turbotrains should approach the time�including traveling to and from airports�that the Montreal-Toronto trip takes by propjet Viscount.

From Time Magazine Archive

When passengers fill one of the jet planes to capacity, Eastern simply rolls out a second-section backup craft�usually a propjet Electra�to handle any overflow.

From Time Magazine Archive

Southeastward at 18,000 ft. over southern Indiana one afternoon last week bored a Northwest Airlines propjet Lockheed Electra bearing passengers from snowy Minneapolis and Chicago to Miami.

From Time Magazine Archive