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Meanings of airscrew in English

Catalan
hèlice d'avió

A propeller that rotates to push against air.

        hèlice d'avió
        Usage of airscrew in English
        1
        The flimsy, broad fan of the airscrew-likethe wing, a delicate skeleton covered with shimmering film-beganto turn.
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        2
        Dom saw the metallic sheen of its wings as it hovered around the light, and the haze of its tiny airscrew.
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        3
        Yet he was not quite helpless; the airscrew still worked, and while he had power there was still some measure of control.
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        4
        The machine gun soon followed, but its use in tractor machines was impracticable on account of the danger of hitting the airscrew.
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        5
        Hooke had spread out large drawings of wings and airscrews.
        Quicksilver
        6
        They were simply propulsive, like little propellers: airscrews, really.
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        Translations for airscrew
        Airscrew through the time