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Turboprop

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

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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

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

Turboprops turbopump turboramjet turborocket turbosail turboshaft

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