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Meanings of propeller in inglês

russo
пропеллер
português
hélice
espanhol
hélice
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Aircraft component which converts engine torque into forward thrust.

hélice
português
propulsor
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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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Usage of propeller in inglês
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
espanhol
hélice
Propeller through the time
Propeller across language varieties
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