Propeller
A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of an aeroplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a pull instead of a push. Hence, Tractor monoplane, Tractor biplane, etc.
One who, or that which, propels.
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.
A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
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Propeller Translations
propeller in Danish is skrue
propeller in Dutch is propeller, schroefdraad, schroef
propeller in Finnish is potkuri
propeller in German is Propeller
propeller in Swedish is propeller
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