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propeller

19 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. propeller (noun)
  2. propeller cuff (noun)
  3. propeller-head (noun)
  4. propeller race (noun)
  5. propeller shaft (noun)
  6. propeller turbine engine (noun)
  7. air propeller (noun)
  8. contrarotating propeller (noun)
  9. counterrotating propeller (noun)
  10. cycloidal propeller (noun)
  11. dual-rotation propeller (noun)
  12. pusher propeller (noun)
  13. race of the propeller
  14. reversible-pitch propeller (noun)
  15. screw propeller (noun)
  16. static propeller thrust (noun)
  17. tractor propeller (noun)
  18. turbine-propeller engine (noun)
  19. turbo-propeller engine (noun)

pro·pel·ler

noun \prə-ˈpe-lər\

Definition of PROPELLER

: one that propels; especially : a device that consists of a central hub with radiating blades placed and twisted so that each forms part of a helical surface and that is used to propel a vehicle (as a ship or airplane)
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Variants of PROPELLER

pro·pel·ler also pro·pel·lor \prə-ˈpe-lər\

First Known Use of PROPELLER

1780

Rhymes with PROPELLER

best seller, bookseller, flagellar, foreteller, glabellar, impeller, indweller, lamellar, ocellar, patellar, rathskeller, repeller, rostellar, saltcellar, tale-teller

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