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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


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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

Unlike Eastern's Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, his longtime competition, Woolman skipped propjet airplanes and waited for the pure jets to arrive.

From Time Magazine Archive

Financially troubled during the late 1950s after these contracts ended, the company flew low for a few years, picked up altitude with orders for its F-27 and F227 propjet airliners and for helicopters.

From Time Magazine Archive

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