turboprop

noun

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

Examples of turboprop in a Sentence

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The twin-engine turboprop landed under the control of Garmin’s Autoland system, which the company says is now installed on about 1,700 airplanes. Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025 All flights in and out of Santa Monica will operate on an ATR 42-600 turboprop aircraft, which the company said has been reconfigured to seat 30 passengers. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025 The turboprop plane is believed to have crashed into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood, narrowly missing homes. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 That includes flying a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for turboprop

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 26 Dec. 2025.

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turboprop

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