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propeller

[ pruh-pel-er ]

noun

  1. a device having a revolving hub with radiating blades, for propelling an airplane, ship, etc.
  2. a person or thing that propels.
  3. the bladed rotor of a pump that drives the fluid axially.
  4. a wind-driven, usually three-bladed, device that provides mechanical energy, as for driving an electric alternator in wind plants.


propeller

/ ±è°ùəˈ±èÉ›±ôÉ™ /

noun

  1. a device having blades radiating from a central hub that is rotated to produce thrust to propel a ship, aircraft, etc
  2. a person or thing that propels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

propeller

/ ±è°ùÉ™-±èÄ•±ô′ə°ù /

  1. A device consisting of a set of two or more twisted, airfoil-shaped blades mounted around a shaft and spun to provide propulsion of a vehicle through water or air, or to cause fluid flow, as in a pump. The lift generated by the spinning blades provides the force that propels the vehicle or the fluid—the lift does not have to result in an actual upward force; its direction is simply parallel to the rotating shaft.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of propeller1

First recorded in 1770–80; propel + -er 1
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His carbon fibre creation, known as VX4, has eight propellers and looks like a giant drone, but what's crucial is that it doesn’t use fuel.

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In August last year, a remotely-piloted prototype was badly damaged when it crashed during testing at Cotswold Airport, after a propeller blade fell off.

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Cassius had previously lived in the wild, where he was known for catching and eating cattle, and attacking boat propellers before being captured.

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Sitting on a hillside above the city, small 35-seat propeller planes take off and land from a tarmac airstrip.

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Joby’s air taxis, powered by six propellers and four battery packs, aren’t quite ready to start flying customers over congested freeways.

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