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propeller
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun propeller has 1 sense
- propeller(n = noun.artifact) propellor - a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water; Array has particulars: airplane propeller, airscrew, prop, screw, screw propeller, variable-pitch propeller
has parts: blade, vane, hub
is a kind of mechanical device
Derived form verb propel1
CIDE DICTIONARY
propeller, n.
- One who, or that which, propels. [1913 Webster]
- A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel. [1913 Webster]
- A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
propeller, n.
1 a person or thing that propels.
2 a revolving shaft with blades, esp. for propelling a ship or aircraft (cf. screw-propeller).
1 a person or thing that propels.
2 a revolving shaft with blades, esp. for propelling a ship or aircraft (cf. screw-propeller).
Idiom
propeller shaft a shaft transmitting power from an engine to a propeller or to the driven wheels of a motor vehicle. propeller turbine a turbo-propeller.
ROGET THESAURUS
propeller
Propulsion
N propulsion, projection, propelment, vis a tergo, force from behind, push, shove, ejaculate, ejection, throw, fling, toss, shot, discharge, shy, launch, release, projectiles, ballistics, archery, propeller, screw, twin screws, turbine, jet engine, missile, projectile, ball, discus, quoit, brickbat, shot, arrow, gun, ballista, countdown, windup, shooter, shot, archer, toxophilite, bowman, rifleman, marksman, good shot, crack shot, sharpshooter, propelled, propelling, propulsive, projectile.
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