turboprop

Etymology

turbo- + prop

noun

  1. (aeronautics) A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.
  2. (aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.
    A 29-year-old mechanic took off in a Horizon Air Q400 turboprop at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Friday night […] 2018, “Airplane taken from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has crashed”, in the Seattle Times

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