single prop

1 7.1

A small plane with one propeller that people use for short flights

noun

Specialized

: avión de un solo hélice

The single prop aircraft took off smoothly.

Examples

Look at that single prop!
The airfield was busy, with several single props taking off for short training hops.
For their weekend trip, they rented a small single prop to reach the remote island.
He learned to fly in a single prop before moving on to larger aircraft.
The pilot flew the single prop plane over the mountains with ease.
During the training, we learned to operate various aircraft, but the single prop was the simplest to handle.
The single prop aircraft is often favored by hobbyists for its maneuverability and low operating costs.

Synonyms

propeller plane

vssingle prop

1 3.7

A plane with an engine that turns spinning blades

refers only to aircraft with exactly one propeller

single-propeller plane

vssingle prop

4.4

A plane that has one propeller to make it fly

means the same but is a hyphenated variant form

Antonyms

double-prop

Specialized

6.8

A plane with an engine that turns two propellers in opposite directions to make it more stable

How Many Motors

multiengine plane

Specialized

3.3

bimotored

7.0

single prop

Specialized

1 7.1

Surface Forms

single prop singular

single props plural

Morphology

single + prop

The meaning 'an aircraft powered by a single propeller' is directly derivable from 'single' (one) + 'prop' (propeller), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would infer it refers to a one‑propeller plane. The construction follows a straightforward adjective + noun compounding pattern and is compositional and cross‑linguistically transparent, despite being somewhat colloquial (single‑prop).

Etymology

The noun single prop comes from the words single and prop, short for 'propeller', and shows a small plane with only one spinning prop. That's why single prop means 'an aircraft powered by one propeller'.