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Meanings of propeller in English

Russian
пропеллер
Portuguese
hélice
Spanish
hélice
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Aircraft component which converts engine torque into forward thrust.

        пропеллер
        Portuguese
        propulsor
        Catalan
        propulsor

        A mechanical device, with shaped blades that turn on a shaft, to push against air or water, especially one used for propelling an aircraft or boat.

              propulsor
              Usage of propeller in English
              1
              The propeller gathered in the net and it rendered her practically unmanageable.
              History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
              2
              He gave the propeller a few spins to suck in the mixture.
              High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France
              3
              The professor then revolved the big propeller slowly and tested the rudder.
              Through the Air to the North Pole / Or, The Wonderful Cruise of ...
              4
              The propeller churned the water to foam, and the craft shot ahead.
              Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
              5
              The engine was already started, and the propeller was churning the water.
              Jess of the Rebel Trail
              6
              The only visible damage to the craft was a broken propeller shaft.
              Ancient shores
              7
              BY far the most difficult problem connected with aviation is the propeller.
              Aeroplanes
              8
              The propeller began to revolve, Norton starting it on the compression successfully.
              The Silent Bullet
              9
              One whack with a boat propeller, one erosion point, sand's outta there.
              Break No Bones
              10
              The propeller whirred, and the engines purred like two huge twin cats.
              Around the World in Ten Days
              11
              At this city they secured passage in a steam propeller to Montreal.
              Winter Adventures of Three Boys in the Great Lone Land
              12
              She grasped the propeller-itresisted her touch with hard and absolute inflexibility.
              The Secret Power
              13
              He thought then that they must have mucked up the propeller somehow.
              The terror
              14
              Its motive power is in its tail, which is a screw propeller.
              In the Track of the Troops
              15
              The man spun the propeller, and they were ready to set off.
              Air Service Boys in the Big Battle; Or, Silencing the Big Guns
              16
              The propeller so matted with seaweed that we could make no progress.
              The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest; Or, The Golden Galleon
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              Translations for propeller
              Spanish
              hélice
              Propeller through the time
              Propeller across language varieties
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              Common