turboprop

noun

tur·​bo·​prop ˈtər-bō-ˌpräp How to pronounce turboprop (audio)
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: an airplane powered by turboprop engines

Examples of turboprop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In my battery pessimistic projection, most within-continent flights will be serviced by up to 100 passenger hybrid electric turboprops which have an onboard biofuel generator solely for divert and reserve. Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 Such rotorcraft still have inherent limitations compared to turboprops or light jets, especially for trips longer than a couple hundred miles. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024 Its experiments led to the V-22 aircraft of the 1980s, which climbs and lands like a helicopter but flies as a turboprop plane. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024 This Boeing subsidiary is integrating the GE Aerospace hybrid-electric system into a Saab 340 plane, a twin-engine turboprop that’s designed to carry 36 passengers. Amy Jankovsky, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023 In the piston-airplane category, 1,524 units were delivered last year, up 8 percent from 2021, and turboprop aircraft were up 10.4 percent to 482 units. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023 In 2021 Textron Aviation, maker of such private aircraft as the Cessna Citation business jet and King Air turboprop, reported that 20 percent of their customers were new to ownership. Brian Foley, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022 At Beechcraft, the 90-year-old turboprop manufacturer, the movement has led to a reworking of its venerable King Air brand, which first took flight in 1964. J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2022 The company’s twin-engine turboprop includes one standard fuel setup, as well as a 600 kilowatt combination of hydrogen fuel cells and batteries. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of turboprop was in 1945

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“Turboprop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turboprop. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

turboprop

noun
tur·​bo·​prop ˈtər-bō-ˌpräp How to pronounce turboprop (audio)
: an airplane powered by turboprop engines
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