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Recent Examples of turboprop
An aircraft matching the description of a single-engine turboprop plane that went missing Thursday in Alaska with 10 people onboard has been found with at least three bodies inside.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
The crash of that turboprop aircraft prompted federal regulations requiring more rest and training for pilots.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Conde Nast Traveler readers' pick as their favorite domestic airline uses eight-seat turboprops and won't be impacted by possible regulatory changes.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The Cessna aircraft, a single-engine turboprop operated by Bering Air, departed from Unalakleet on Thursday around 2:30 p.m., Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
The crash of that turboprop aircraft prompted federal regulations requiring more rest and training for pilots.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Conde Nast Traveler readers' pick as their favorite domestic airline uses eight-seat turboprops and won't be impacted by possible regulatory changes.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The Cessna aircraft, a single-engine turboprop operated by Bering Air, departed from Unalakleet on Thursday around 2:30 p.m., Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turboprop
Noun
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To the Mach 4 missiles, capable of taking out jets maneuvering at high speed , a Shahed is a sitting duck.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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His social media is plastered with videos of private jets and sportscars.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Next will come Barracuda cruise missiles, Roadrunner autonomous twin turbojet vehicles and more.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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As ramjets forego moving parts like the compressor and turbine components found in traditional turbojets, the design is more compact, lightweight, efficient, and cost-effective to produce.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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This took more than 1,000 new aircraft out of service for the better part of two years.—
Oliver Wyman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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In other economic news Thursday, orders for long-lasting goods such as aircraft, appliances and computers unexpectedly jumped 3.1% in January, a potential sign of attempts to make big-ticket purchases ahead of an acceleration in tariffs.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The deadliest crash in recent history happened on January 29, when a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in Washington D.C., killing 67 people.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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On January 29, a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided near the nation's capital, claiming 67 lives.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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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The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Mar. 2020
Noun
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Chambers says oral history, passed on by Koh Samui locals, states the tanker was torpedoed by a submarine.—
Ronan O'Connell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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All tanker vessels will need to comply to reduce emissions in California ports by the beginning of 2027.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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That work is usually divided into three categories, covering the airframe — or body, wings and tail of a plane — the engine and various other components.—
Niraj Chokshi,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Labor accounts for most of the cost of airframe maintenance, so airlines in wealthier countries often send that work to countries where wages are lower.—
Niraj Chokshi,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Turboprop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turboprop. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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