propeller
nounUK /pɹəˈpɛl.ə/ · CA, US /pɹəˈpɛl.ɚ/
Etymology From propel + -er.
1
One who, or that which, propels.
2
A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
- The plane’s propeller spun rapidly before takeoff.
- The boat is powered by a single propeller.
2 more examples
- He repaired the damaged propeller after the storm.
- "No motor," Tranny says. "It snag bad." Right. The spiderweb would get wrapped around the propeller.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 361:
3
A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
4
Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle A spinnerbait.
- Derived terms
- constant-speed propeller, fishtail propeller, P-factor, propeller beanie, propeller cap, propellered, propellerhead, propeller head, propellerless, propellerlike, propeller shaft, propliner
- Related terms
- prop, propulsion