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turboprop
[tur-boh-prop]
turboprop
/ ˌɜːəʊˈɒ /
noun
an aircraft propulsion unit where a propeller is driven by a gas turbine
an aircraft powered by turboprops
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of turboprop1
Example Sentences
To help find more pilots this year, Southwest reduced by half the amount of experience prospective pilots needed flying jet or turboprop aircraft.
First introduced in 2007, Ospreys function both as a helicopter and a turboprop aircraft.
Japan has temporarily grounded its own Ospreys, which function as a helicopter and a turboprop aircraft,
The Osprey is an aircraft that can function as a helicopter and a turboprop aircraft.
Tasew added that Ethiopian Airlines had been interested in buying the Airbus A220 jet to replace turboprop aircraft but that it would not consider the jet until engine issues were "corrected".
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