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Meanings of propellor in English

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
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Examples for "propeller"
Examples for "propeller"
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
Usage of propellor in English
1
Gahan shrugged impatiently-theremust not be a propellor within a thousand haads.
The Chessmen of Mars
2
It groaned into wakefulness and sputtered like an ancient propellor gathering speed.
iD
3
Sit outside under giant propellor fans that whisk the air around.
The Guardian
4
An eight-months pregnant woman was injured by the boat's propellor after being forced overboard.
Reuters
5
A small propellor, worked by compressed air, furnished motive power.
Five Thousand Miles Underground; Or, the Mystery of the Centre o...
6
It appeared uninjured, except for the appearance of apparent propellor grazes near its head.
Radio NZ
7
The boats float on water and the submarine can be deployed with its own propellor.
The Irish Times
8
During these downward glides the propellor was inactive altogether.
The sleeper awakes
9
The solar panels charge up ultralight lithium batteries which power four electric propellor engines along the wings.
Wired
10
But the propellor plane he takes belongs to Air Engeadine or something like that, he can't remember.
The Irish Times
11
There was nothing needed but a propellor to make her fit for the long voyage to Helium.
The Chessmen of Mars
12
Jimmy Hill's pretensions ran to a gilt aeroplane propellor for the front of each soft khaki hat.
The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps
13
Just before its final voyage, it had undergone repairs for a damaged propellor after it had earlier ran aground.
Radio NZ
14
He was putting the final touches on an aeroplane propellor to which he had administered a coat of varnish.
The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps
15
Flier: 3 bladed propellor; 3 spaces diagonal in any direction or combination; and may jump intervening pieces.
The Chessmen of Mars
16
Dr Slooten said deep scars on the whale's side could be from a ship's propellor, but again it was hard to say.
Radio NZ
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