propeller
noun
proĀ·pelĀ·ler
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variants:
or less commonly propellor
Definition of propeller
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Davis was born in 1926; that number appears onscreen, introducing a rapid-fire montage of familiar nineteen-twenties iconography of flappers and Prohibition, streetcars and propeller planes. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "Review: āMiles Davis: Birth of the Coolā and the Problem of the Archive," 29 Aug. 2019 Jessica Mah, a tech entrepreneur in Venice, prepares to fly a Cirrus propeller plane from Santa Monica Airport to San Francisco for a business conference last month. — Los Angeles Times, "āIām not even 30, and Iām flying my own jetā ā Silicon Beach elites take a seat in the cockpit," 21 Aug. 2019 Azipods, developed 30 years ago by Swedish company ABB and Finnish shipyard Masa-Yards, allow for more maneuverability as the engines are directly connected to the propellers in a structure that is completely outside the shipās hull. — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, "Carnival Cruise Line to use āfloating dry dockā to fix Carnival Vistaās broken engines," 2 July 2019 Where a helicopter uses its main rotor for propulsion and lift and the rear rotor for balance, the gyrocopter gets propulsion from a rear propeller. — Eric Adams, WIRED, "Old Gyrocopters Could Be the Funky Flying Cars of the Future," 12 Aug. 2019 Fatal lake accident: 8-year-old girl killed by propeller in Monroe Lake The mother's home is equipped with a security camera system that includes an interior camera that captures audio and video, according to the police report. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Greenwood man accused of beating his mother's border collie to death," 24 May 2017 As the annual two-day lobster miniseason neared its end Thursday, officials said a diver in the Florida Keys who was injured by a boat propeller was expected to survive. — Tonya Alanez, sun-sentinel.com, "Lobster miniseason nears end with veteran diver dead and another man injured," 25 July 2019 Why are mussels so good at clinging to rocks and boat propellers? — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Musselsā Sticky Threads Could Inspire Ways to Clean Up Oil Spills, Purify Water and More," 13 July 2019 Family members piled into a propeller plane to watch their jump, and Don had the biggest smile on his face looking at all of us strapped in together. — Melissa Zarda, Time, "My Brother Was Fired After Revealing He Was Gay. Now I'm Continuing His Fight at the Supreme Court," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'propeller.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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propeller
noun
English Language Learners Definition of propeller
: a device with two or more blades that turn quickly and cause a ship or aircraft to move
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propeller
noun
proĀ·pelĀ·ler
| \ prÉ-Ėpe-lÉr
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Kids Definition of propeller
: a device having a hub fitted with blades that is made to turn rapidly by an engine and that causes a ship, power boat, or airplane to move
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