turbo-propeller

  • 1turbo-propeller engine — |tər(ˌ)bō+... noun Etymology: turbo + propeller + engine : a jet engine having a turbine driven propeller and designed to produce thrust principally by means of a propeller although additional thrust is usually obtained from the hot exhaust gases …

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  • 2turbo-propeller — tur·bo propeller …

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  • 3turbo-propeller plane — noun an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine • Syn: ↑propjet, ↑turboprop • Hypernyms: ↑propeller plane • Part Meronyms: ↑fanjet, ↑fan jet, ↑ …

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  • 4turbo-propeller engine — /terr boh preuh pel euhr/, Aeron. 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. [1945 50] * * * …

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  • 5turbo-propeller engine — tur′bo propel ler en gine n. aer. 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, tur′boprop en gine …

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  • 6propeller plane — noun an airplane that is driven by a propeller • Hypernyms: ↑airplane, ↑aeroplane, ↑plane • Hyponyms: ↑double prop, ↑double propeller plane, ↑twin prop, ↑twin propeller plane, ↑ …

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  • 7propeller — n. 1 a person or thing that propels. 2 a revolving shaft with blades, esp. for propelling a ship or aircraft (cf. screw propeller). Phrases and idioms: propeller shaft a shaft transmitting power from an engine to a propeller or to the driven… …

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  • 8propeller turbine engine — noun : turbo propeller engine …

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  • 9Propeller (Fahrgeschäft) — Propeller mit zwei Gondeln. (Turbo Force) …

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  • 10Propeller — A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an aircraft, ship, or submarine through a mass such as water or air, by rotating two or more twisted… …

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