Etymology

turboprop

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Today it means: A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller. Full definition →

English prop ← Latin turbō, ~binis ← Ancient Greek τύρβη (túrbē)bor.?
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  1. Englishturbinebf.
  2. Ancient Greekτύρβη (túrbē)bor.?
  3. Latinturba
  4. Latinturbō, ~binis
  5. Englishturbo-
  6. Englishprop
  7. English todayturboprop

From turbo- + prop.

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