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Vinony

turboprop

noun

  1. turbine engine which powers an aircraft propeller
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English turbo- English prop English turboprop From turbo- + prop.

  1. A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.
  2. An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.

    “A Horizon Air worker took off Friday night in one of the airline’s Q400 turboprops at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport […]”

    “Leaders at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are preparing to gather Monday morning to discuss what policies could prevent insider security breaches similar to the Friday night heist of a turboprop plane that later crashed.”