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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈpɛlə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prəˈpɛlɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prə pel′ər)

pro•pel•ler /prəˈpɛlɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Aeronauticsa device that has a revolving center from which curved blades stick outwards, and is attached to an engine for propelling an airplane, ship, etc.

See -pel-.

pro•pel•ler (prə pel′ər),USA pronunciation n.

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

propel + -er¹ 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

propeller /prəˈpɛlə/ n

a device having blades radiating from a central hub that is rotated to produce thrust to propel a ship, aircraft, etc
a person or thing that propels

'propeller' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

airscrew - blade - feather - hub - leading edge - outboard - pitch - prop - race - screw - screw propeller - slip - slipstream - spinner - tail rotor - thrust - trailing edge - turboprop - windmill - acoustic mine - adjustable-pitch - airboat - anti-icer - arcform - autogiro - back - boss - bow thruster - contra-guide rudder - controllable-pitch - corsair - face - hull efficiency - iceboat - Kort nozzle - outboard motor - propeller head - propeller horsepower - propeller shaft - propeller wash - propfan - propjet engine - prop wash - pusher propeller - tractor - turbo-propeller engine - variable-pitch - wheel - shaft - shaft alley

In Lists: Parts of a ship, Parts of a plane, Things on a ship, more...

Synonyms: prop, screw, blade, more...

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