Examples of propeller in a Sentence
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In terms of grunt, the cat is equipped with two propellers that are powered by a diesel engine through a reverse-reduction gearbox.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
Both variants have a propeller in the back to push it through the air.
—Rob Verger, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
Palestinian guerrillas were trying to attack a country protected by one of the most powerful militaries in the world — with hang gliders that were scarcely more than kites retrofitted with propellers and engines the size of a lawn mower’s.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
In the past few years, accounts of San Francisco’s unravelling—less like a tired sweater than a ball of yarn caught in a boat propeller—have spread with the authority of gossip or folklore.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
The mosquito trap’s propeller is positioned behind a protective layer to keep out curious small fingers.
—Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
Rotating on the engine’s drive shaft whirred a fiberglass propeller.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office The parents realized their child was in the water and that her leg had been amputated by the boat’s propeller, according to the sheriff's office.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 July 2023
Sleek and gray, and resembling a sports car, the vehicle boasts hidden propellers and a gimbaled driving cabin to stabilize the driver and passenger.
—Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 4 July 2023
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
Both variants have a propeller in the back to push it through the air.
—Rob Verger, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
Palestinian guerrillas were trying to attack a country protected by one of the most powerful militaries in the world — with hang gliders that were scarcely more than kites retrofitted with propellers and engines the size of a lawn mower’s.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
In the past few years, accounts of San Francisco’s unravelling—less like a tired sweater than a ball of yarn caught in a boat propeller—have spread with the authority of gossip or folklore.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
The mosquito trap’s propeller is positioned behind a protective layer to keep out curious small fingers.
—Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
Rotating on the engine’s drive shaft whirred a fiberglass propeller.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office The parents realized their child was in the water and that her leg had been amputated by the boat’s propeller, according to the sheriff's office.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 July 2023
Sleek and gray, and resembling a sports car, the vehicle boasts hidden propellers and a gimbaled driving cabin to stabilize the driver and passenger.
—Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 4 July 2023
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1780, in the meaning defined above
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“Propeller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propeller. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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propeller
noun
pro·pel·ler
prə-ˈpel-ər 
: a device consisting of a hub fitted with blades that is made to turn rapidly by an engine and is used especially for propelling airplanes and ships
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