propeller
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propeller
- /pɹəˈpɛl.ə/ UK
- /pɹəˈpɛl.ɚ/ Canada, US
- /pɹəˈpel.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
noun propellers · propellor
- One who, or that which, propels.
- 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.
- A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
- A spinnerbait.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: propellor, propulsion, transfer, forwarding, prop, transmissibility, broadcast, transmittable, drive, streaming, transmit, passing, transmitted, transmitting, transmittal, helical
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noun mechanical device used to propel
| Español | propulsor, hélice, propela |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 프로펠러 peuropelleo, 추진기 chujin'gi |
| 日本語 | プロペラ puropera, 推進器 suishinki |
| 中文 | 螺旋槳 /螺旋桨 luóxuánjiǎng |
| हिन्दी | नोदक nodak, प्रोपेलर propelar |
| Kiswahili | rafardha |
| Português | propulsor, hélice |
| Français | hélice |
| Deutsch | Propeller, Luftschraube, Schiffschraube, Schraube |
| Italiano | elica, propulsore (ad elica) |
| Ελληνικά | έλικας élikas, προπέλα propéla |
| Română | elice |
| Русский | пропе́ллер propéller, винт vint, возду́шный винт vozdúšnyj vint |
| Tiếng Việt | cánh quạt, chân vịt |
| العربية | مِرْوَحَة mirwaḥa, مِدْسَرَة midsara |
| עברית | מַדְחֵף madkhéf |
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title = {propeller},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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