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Meaning of Turboprop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية المحرّك المروحيّ التّربينيّ

Deutsch Propellerturbine Propellerturbinenluftstrahltriebwerk PTL Turboprop

Ελληνικά ελικοστροβιλοκινητήρας

Español turbohélice turbopropulsor

Suomi potkuriturbiini

Français turbopropulseur

Italiano turboelica turbopropulsore

Nederlands turboprop

Polski samolot turbośmigłowy silnik turbośmigłowy

Português turboélice

Русский турбовинтово́й дви́гатель

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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Meaning of Turboprop | Babel Free

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