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turboprop

/tur-boh-prop/US // ˈtɜr boʊˌprɒp //UK // (ˌtɜːbəʊˈprɒp) //

涡轮螺旋桨,涡轮螺旋桨飞机,涡桨飞机,涡轮飞机

Related Words

rocket火箭,火箭弹,火箭炮,火箭筒fanjet扇形喷气机,扇形飞机,扇形喷射器,扇形喷射机pulsejet脉冲喷气机,脉冲喷射器,脉冲喷气,脉冲射流ramjet脉冲喷气机,脉冲式喷气机,脉冲喷气,脉冲式飞机reaction engine反应引擎,反应式发动机,反应式引擎,反作用力引擎rocket motor火箭发动机,火箭筒,火箭炮,火箭弹发动机turbofan涡扇,涡轮风扇,涡扇机,涡扇发动机turbojet涡轮喷气机,涡喷,涡轮喷气发动机,涡轮喷气飞机

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : turbo-propeller engine.
    • : an airplane equipped with one or more turbo-propeller engines.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as injet engine
Synonyms
fanjet扇形喷气机,扇形飞机,扇形喷射器,扇形喷射机pulsejet脉冲喷气机,脉冲喷射器,脉冲喷气,脉冲射流ramjet脉冲喷气机,脉冲式喷气机,脉冲喷气,脉冲式飞机reaction engine反应引擎,反应式发动机,反应式引擎,反作用力引擎rocket火箭,火箭弹,火箭炮,火箭筒rocket motor火箭发动机,火箭筒,火箭炮,火箭弹发动机turbofan涡扇,涡轮风扇,涡扇机,涡扇发动机turbojet涡轮喷气机,涡喷,涡轮喷气发动机,涡轮喷气飞机

Examples

  • After he was flown in a turboprop plane from Melbourne to Sydney, Robson said, he had to sit upside-down in the crate with his suitcase on top of his head for 22 hours until he was loaded into what he thought was a 707 jet.

  • Putting it inside a carrier with the range of the turboprop in question extends that range by two orders of magnitude.

  • On a side note, if you’re wondering what the difference between a turbofan and a turboprop is, that’s probably worth a quick review.

  • The EP-3E is a big plane, powered by four turboprop engines and carrying a crew of 24.

  • But Clive Irving points to some troubling instances in which other turboprop planes failed in icy weather.

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