turboprop

== English == === Etymology === From turbo- + prop. === Noun === turboprop (plural turboprops) (aeronautics) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== propjet ==== Coordinate terms ==== (type of gas-turbine aircraft engine): turbofan, turbojet, turboshaft, propfan, fanjet, HBFJ ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== gas turbine