turbo-propeller engine

noun

tur·​bo-propeller engine

¦tər(ˌ)bō+…-

: 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 which issue in a jet

Word History

Etymology

turbo- + propeller + engine

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