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turboshaft

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft, used in helicopters and for land and marine vehicular and stationary applications.

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History

Etymology

From turbo- + shaft.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գազատուրբինային շարժիչ (gazaturbinayin šaržičʻ) — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 涡轮轴发动机 — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 渦輪軸發動機 /涡轮轴发动机 — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft
  • Dutch: turboshaft — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft
  • Finnish: turbiinimoottori — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft
  • French: turbomoteur — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft
  • German: Wellenturbine — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft
  • Portuguese: turboeixo — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft
  • Russian: газотурби́нный дви́гатель (gazoturbínnyj dvígatelʹ) — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft
  • Spanish: turboeje — gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft