turboprop Hear it!

turboprop definition

turbo·prop (tʉr′bō präp′)

noun

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

Etymology: turbo- + prop(eller)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.