turboprop

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

turbo-propeller plane

turbo-propeller engine

Translations

turbopropulsor

turbohèlix

turboprop

المحرّك المروحيّ التّربينيّ

محرك مروحة عنفية

turboreactor

turbohèlice

Luftstrahltriebwerk

Etymology

From turbo- + prop.

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