twin-engine

[ twin-en-juhn ]

adjective

1. having two engines of equal power as prime movers:

   a twin-engine airplane.

Word History and Origins

Origin of twin-engine¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The twin-engine Beechcraft 95-B44 airplane crashed about a mile from the Catalina Airport just after 8 p.m. on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

He offered to make the quick trip to Catalina in his twin-engine, six-seat Beechcraft Baron to ferry the stranded aviators home.

From Los Angeles Times

Five people are dead after a twin-engine plane crashed on Catalina Island on Tuesday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

From Los Angeles Times

The plane, a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air 90, had departed from Henderson, Nev., and was en route to Monterey when the pilot suffered a heart attack, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

From Los Angeles Times

That afternoon, a private, twin-engine plane landed in a rural airport outside El Paso, ferrying Zambada and his godson, Joaquín Guzmán López, a leader of los chapitos.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• airplane
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