turboprop
English
noun
Definitions
- A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.
- (aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.
Etymology
Prefix from English prop (propeller, property).
Origin
English
prop
Gloss
propeller, property
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- biprop English
- clothesprop English
- monoprop English
- prop English
- propfan English
- propjet English
- propleg English
- propless English
- propmaker English
- propmaster English
- proppage English
- proppant English
- propper English
- proprotor English
- propshaft English
- propstick English
- propwash English
- subprop English
- underprop English
- unprop English
- upprop English
- proppe Middle English