turboprop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.
  2. An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.

Word forms

turboprop turboprops

Etymology

From turbo- + prop.

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