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Recent Examples of turboprop
Guests can explore the region by scenic flight in a Twin Otter turboprop or a ride in a Tucker, which looks like a Sunkist orange snow tank.
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
United used a 30-passenger turboprop for the flights, which ceased when the company switched to new jets that needed a longer runway.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The Navy Hawkeye, a twin-engine turboprop, provides similar information while operating off US aircraft carriers.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
In October 2008, Chris Bretherton lifted off from the coast of northern Chile in a C-130 turboprop plane.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
United used a 30-passenger turboprop for the flights, which ceased when the company switched to new jets that needed a longer runway.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The Navy Hawkeye, a twin-engine turboprop, provides similar information while operating off US aircraft carriers.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
In October 2008, Chris Bretherton lifted off from the coast of northern Chile in a C-130 turboprop plane.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turboprop
Noun
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And days earlier, three US F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, with all crew members ejecting safely.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Germany and France on Monday scrapped a landmark project to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet, a core component of Europe’s rearmament effort.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Incorporating a turbojet complicates the drone’s design and introduces supply chain vulnerabilities.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ukrainian officials report that it is powered by a JT80 turbojet from the Chinese company Telefly, offering greater thrust than the engine used in the Geran‑3.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the breakaway republic of Somaliland on the Horn of Africa provided Israel with an additional military position, one of the sources said, allowing Israeli aircraft a point to potentially stop on long-range flights to Iran.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Local, state and federal first responders worked on containing the blaze, assisted by water delivery aircraft.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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As expected, the ship—wider than and nearly as long a Boeing 777 jetliner—tipped over and exploded in a fireball, putting an exclamation point on V3’s trip halfway around the world from the Texas Gulf Coast.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2026
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No pattern enacted on these buttons will safely land a four-hundred-ton jetliner, flaring and bouncing and settling heavily onto its twenty-two wheels while the spoilers on the wings snap up and the jets scream in reverse and the passengers sigh in relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Airbus is also developing the A350F freighter, which is expected to complete its first flight later this year.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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The lane with the strongest demand growth, Europe-Asia, also generated the largest incremental freighter contribution, adding more than 409 million CTKs as industrial trade flows between both regions remained resilient.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Mikel Arteta is taking his supersonic.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
7 Aug. 2024
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About 60,000 gallons of potable water must be brought daily by tanker truck.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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To map this invisible chaos, the reSail team outfitted the Bow Olympus — a chemical tanker operated by Odfjell — with high-frequency LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) systems.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
Noun
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This setup uses the aircraft's existing control interfaces and requires no structural modifications to the airframe or avionics.—
David Szondy
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
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This test helped validate the performance of the missile’s airframe, propulsion, navigation, and autopilot subsystems.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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“Turboprop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turboprop. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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