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turbo-propeller engine

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[tur-boh-pruh-pel-er] / ˈtɜr boʊ prəˌpɛl ər /

noun

Aeronautics.

  1. a jet engine with a turbine-driven propeller that produces the principal thrust, augmented by the thrust of the jet exhaust.

Etymology

Origin of turbo-propeller engine

First recorded in 1945–50

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