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propeller |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tractor screw \Tractor screw\ or propeller \propeller\ (Aviation) A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of an a["e]roplane instead of behind them so that it exerts a pull instead of a push Hence {Tractor monoplane}, {Tractor biplane}, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Propeller \Pro*pel"ler\, n. 1. One who or that which propels. 2. A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: propeller n : a device that rotates to push against air or water [syn: {propellor}]
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