propeller

Example Sentences

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We were running this airlift, like small propeller planes with eight seats, trying to get more than 100 people back to the mainland before twilight hits because they don’t have lighting on the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Space Force Capt. Gordon McCulloh was sitting in a military propeller plane high in the calm, dark sky over New Mexico on a recent Wednesday night when his squadron’s group chat blew up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The aircraft involved in this incident was a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, a small, twin-engine propeller plane that has been in production since the 1970s.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

The ship’s propeller forms part of a commemorative arch on a hilltop overlooking the bay.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

The engine started, and the sound of the spinning propeller was as loud as a thousand-pound wasp.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos