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screw propeller
noun
- a rotary propelling device, as for a ship or airplane, consisting of a number of blades that radiate from a central hub and are so inclined to the plane of rotation as to tend to drive a helical path through the substance in which they rotate.
screw propeller
noun
- an early form of ship's propeller in which an Archimedes' screw is used to produce thrust by accelerating a flow of water
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Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³¦°ù±ð·É-±è°ù´Çˈ±è±ð±ô±ô±ð»å, adjective
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- ²õ³¦°ù±ð·É-±è°ù´Ç·±è±ð±ô±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of screw propeller1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
The 164-foot-long warship featured a revolutionary propulsion system, with screw propellers powered by an engine placed under the ship to protect it from enemy fire.
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The ship sported the newest improvements, including being the first steamship to use a screw propeller and the world’s longest ship’s cannon, called the Peacemaker.
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The broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms of a screw propeller.
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The thread of a screw propeller is its length measured along the outer edge of the blade.
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It goes through the water at about thirty miles an hour, having three or four screw propellers.
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