'Propeller' definitions:
Definition of 'propeller'
From: WordNet
noun
A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water [syn: propeller, propellor]
Definition of 'Propeller'
From: GCIDE
- Propeller \Pro*pel"ler\, n. [1913 Webster]
- 1. One who, or that which, propels. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer. [1913 Webster]
- Propeller wheel,the screw, usually having two or more blades, used in propelling a vessel. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Propeller'
- Propel,
- Propelled,
- Propelling,
- propellant,
- propellent,
- propellant propellent propelling propulsive,
- Hydraulic propeller,
- Jet propeller,
- Propeller wheel,
- Screw propeller,
- Steam propeller,
- Tractor propeller,
- airplane propeller,
- propellant explosive,
- propeller plane,
- rocket propellant,
- rocket propellent,
- jet-propelled,
- rocket-propelled,
- self-propelled,
- self-propelled self-propelling,
- self-propelling,
- Fish-tail propeller,
- double-propeller plane,
- jet-propelled plane,
- self-propelled vehicle,
- single-propeller plane,
- turbo-propeller plane,
- twin-propeller-plane,
- variable-pitch propeller