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plural turboprops
(aeronautics) A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller. examples
(aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine. quotations examples
A 29-year-old mechanic took off in a Horizon Air Q400 turboprop at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Friday night […]
2018, “Airplane taken from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has crashed”, in the Seattle Times