turboprop

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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.
2. (aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.
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Synonyms

• propjet

Translations

• French: turbopropulseur
• Italian: turboelica
• Portuguese: turboélice
• Russian: турбовинтово́й дви́гатель
• Spanish: turbohélice, turbopropulsor

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