Definitions for propeller

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propeller pro·pel·ler

Spelling: [pruh-pel-er]

IPA: /prəˈpɛl ər/

Propeller is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 120 anagrams from letters in propeller (eellopprr).

Definitions for propeller

noun

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

Origin of propeller

First recorded in 1770-80; propel + -er¹

Examples for propeller

Much of the efficiency of the motor is due to the form and gearing of the propeller.

The "thrust" of the propeller is also extraordinary, being between 250 and 260 pounds.

The propeller is a three-blade affair with a diameter of 21/4 inches.

If a propeller acts in the same way as a screw, then it too must have a pitch.

The end of the propeller also revolves adjacent to the bearing in the skeg.

There are some features, however, which may be safely adopted in propeller selection.

The total weight of the monoplane with engine and propeller is 352 pounds.

The propeller and propeller strut will be noticed in this illustration.

The propeller has four blades which are but little wider than a lath.

Children have fantasy lives so rich and combustible that rigging them with lies is like putting a propeller on a rocket.