twin-engine
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of twin-engine
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The F-15 is a twin-engine, so-called fourth-generation fighter jet built by McDonnell Douglas that was introduced in the 1970s.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
When Sam was 10, Tim took him in the air for the first time, flying a small twin-engine Duchess from Savannah to Charleston, S.C., for a lunch outing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
The aircraft involved in this incident was a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, a small, twin-engine propeller plane that has been in production since the 1970s.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
The plane, a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air 90, had departed from Henderson, Nev., and was en route to Monterey when the pilot suffered a heart attack, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
Ninety minutes later a twin-engine turbo-prop Beechcraft King Air B200 with no flight markings landed in total darkness on the grass airstrip that was once RAF Aisling.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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