turboprop

(tʉrbō präp′)

noun

  1. a turbojet engine whose turbine shaft, through reduction gears, drives a propeller that develops most of the thrust: in full
  2. an aircraft propelled by such an engine

Origin: turbo- + prop(eller)

See turboprop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A turbojet engine used to drive an external propeller.
  2. An aircraft in which a turboprop is used. Also called propjet.

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