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turboprop

noun

Etymology

From turbo- + prop.

  1. inherited from proppe — “a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”
  2. prefixed as turboprop — “turbo- + prop”

Definitions

  1. A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from…

    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.

    • A Horizon Air worker took off Friday night in one of the airline’s Q400 turboprops at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport […]
    • Leaders at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are preparing to gather Monday morning to discuss what policies could prevent insider security breaches similar to the Friday night heist of a turboprop plane that later crashed.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA