propeller B2 Topic:Transportation 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 propelpropulsionrotor Common collocations airplane propeller 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 Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # propeller **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /prəˈpel.ɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /prəˈpel.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 18363 ## Meanings 1. a device with blades that rotates to drive an aircraft or vessel through air or water 2. a person or thing that causes something to move forward ## Examples - The boat's propeller became tangled in a length of rope. - The rear wheel acts as the vehicle's main propeller. ## Synonyms - screw - airscrew - driver ## Derived Forms - propeller-driven - propellerless ## Related Forms - propel - propulsion - rotor ## 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 - Transportation markdown