propeller

B2 Topic:Aviation & Flight

US /prəˈpel.ɚ/ UK /prəˈpel.ə/ See IPA manual

Freq #18363

Meanings

1

noun
a device with blades that rotates to drive an aircraft or vessel through air or water

The boat's propeller became tangled in a length of rope.
2

noun
a person or thing that causes something to move forward

The rear wheel acts as the vehicle's main propeller.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a device with blades that... screwairscrew

2 noun · a person or thing that... driverpropelling device

Word family

Forms propellers

Derived forms propeller-drivenpropellerless

Related forms propel propulsionrotor

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Phrases (1)

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airplane propeller
a rotating set of blades that moves an airplane through the air

Noun + noun

Etymology

Formed from propel + the agent suffix -er. Propel comes from Latin propellere, meaning to drive forward, from pro- (forward) + pellere (to drive or push).

Topics

Aviation & Flight Tools, Machines & Construction

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