After World War II, as jet engines gained popularity, aerodynamicists used jet engines to turn the propellers on some aircraft. This propulsion system is called a turboprop.
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Turboprop
Synonyms for "turboprop" (13 found)
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Noun(3 words)
propeller aircraftpropeller driven aircraftpropeller engine
Related words (6)
Noun(6 words)
propeller powered aircraftpropeller-drivenpropeller-poweredturbine driven propellerturbine-poweredturbo-propeller plane
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8 entriesmilitary turbopropmilitary turboprop aircraftregional turbopropregional turboprop aircraftturboprop airlinerturboprop cargo aircraftturboprop commuterturboprop regional
Collocations
8 entriesmilitary turbopropregional turbopropturboprop aircraftturboprop airlinerturboprop commuterturboprop engineturboprop poweredturboprop propulsion
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesturboprop engineturbopropulsion
Sample sentences
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A C-130 transport plane is a turboprop aircraft. Its main thrust comes from the propellers, but the propellers are turned by turbine engines.
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A Horizon Air worker took off Friday night in one of the airline’s Q400 turboprops at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport […]
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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.
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