Definition of "twin-engine" [twin-engine]

• Powered by two engines: a twin-engine aircraft. (adjective)

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• "Nobody was hurt and the Trans States plane, also a twin-engine Embraer jet, continued its flight."
• "If the merger goes through as planned, the combined airline's fleet would include 685 737s and 86 Boeing 717s, a 100-seat twin-engine jet that the company no longer produces."
• "Apparently confused by the stall warnings and airspeed-sensor malfunctions, pilots of Air France Flight 447 continued to pull back sharply on the controls for almost a minute— keeping the nose at a steep upward angle even as the twin-engine jetliner plummeted toward the water, according to the information previously released by French authorities."