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propjet

[ prop-jet ]
/ ˈprɒpˌdʒɛt /
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noun Aeronautics.
an airplane equipped with turboprops.
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Origin of propjet

First recorded in 1945–50; prop3 + jet1
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British Dictionary definitions for propjet

propjet
/ (ˈprɒpˌdʒɛt) /

noun
another name for turboprop
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