turbo-propeller engine
[ tur-boh-pruh-pel-er ]
/ ˈtɜr boʊ prəˌpɛl ər /
noun Aeronautics.
a jet engine with a turbine-driven propeller that produces the principal thrust, augmented by the thrust of the jet exhaust.
Also called
propjet engine,
turboprop engine.
Origin of turbo-propeller engine
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby turbo-propeller engine
turbit,
turbo,
turbo-,
turbo-charge,
turbo-electric,
turbo-propeller engine,
turbo-ramjet engine,
turbocar,
turbocharge,
turbocharger,
turbofan