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turboprop

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tur⋅bo⋅prop

  [tur-boh-prop]
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–noun
1. turbo-propeller engine.
2. an airplane equipped with one or more turbo-propeller engines.
Origin:
1940–45; turbo- + prop 3
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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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