Meaning of PROPELLER
| Pronunciation: | | pru'pelur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water |
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| | Synonyms: | | propellor |
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| | See Also: | | airplane propeller, airscrew, blade, hub, mechanical device, prop, screw, screw propeller, vane, variable-pitch propeller | |
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| | Definition: | | Propeller
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pro*pel"ler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, propels.
2. 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.
3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
{Propeller wheel},the screw, usually having two or more
blades, used in propelling a vessel.
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