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prop⋅jet

[prop-jet]
–noun Aeronautics.
an airplane equipped with turboprops.

Origin:
1945–50; prop 3 + jet 1
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prop·jet   (prŏp'jět')   
n.  See turboprop.
tur·bo·prop   (tûr'bō-prŏp')   
n.  
  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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