turboprops

Definition of turbopropsnext
plural of turboprop
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Noun
  • The two men, who were flanked by their wives, chatted during the parade, which was capped with a flyover of four F-35 military jets.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • State-of-the-art drones, and the technology needed to intercept them, have become as important to national weapons arsenals as missiles, Patriot systems, fighter jets, and warships.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • They were transferred on two medical aircrafts and have since landed in the Netherlands for treatment, Oceanwide said.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Separately, the Netherlands’ health institute said that three people showing symptoms after coming into contact with an infected person aboard an aircraft have been tested for the Andes variant of hantavirus, with two tests coming back negative and a third still pending.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
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“Turboprops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turboprops. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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