turboprop

English

Etymology

turbo- +‎ prop

Noun

turboprop (plural turboprops)

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

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Coordinate terms

(type of gas-turbine aircraft engine): turbofan, turbojet, turboshaft, propfan, fanjet, HBFJ

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