turboprops

plural of turboprop

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Noun
  • What Happens Next Lee, the air force chief of staff, told legislators that only 10 of the fighter jets are expected to have been assembled and undergone test flights by the end of this year.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • They’re used in F-35 fighter jets, submarines, lasers, satellites, Tomahawk missiles and more, according to a 2025 research note from CSIS.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Air Force's largest military cargo aircraft was used to lift an amphibious screw tractor to the site to help with ice removal.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Another federal bill introduced last year — the Safe Air on Airplanes Act — would have gradually phased out the use of bleed-air systems that lead to fumes events on commercial aircraft.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Turboprops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turboprops. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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