turboprop
Americannoun
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an aircraft propulsion unit where a propeller is driven by a gas turbine
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an aircraft powered by turboprops
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The Mexican military also prepared a squad of light, turboprop Beechcraft Texan aircraft that are low-cost and effective for counterinsurgency operations of the kind that they expected to encounter with Oseguera’s gunmen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 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
To help find more pilots this year, Southwest reduced by half the amount of experience prospective pilots needed flying jet or turboprop aircraft.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
With the next pass of the turboprop it was so low we could feel the prop wash.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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