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TURBOPROP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does turboprop mean?
• TURBOPROP (noun)
The noun TURBOPROP has 1 sense:
1. an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
Familiarity information: TURBOPROP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
propjet; turbo-propeller plane; turboprop
Hypernyms ("turboprop" is a kind of...):
propeller plane (an airplane that is driven by a propeller)
Meronyms (parts of "turboprop"):
fan-jet; fanjet; fanjet engine; turbofan; turbofan engine; turbojet; turbojet engine (a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust)
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