# turboprop

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #61,179

## Definitions
1. A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.
2. An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.

## Etymology
From turbo- + prop.

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/turboprop