propeller

noun

pro·pel·ler prə-ˈpe-lər

variants or less commonly propellor

: one that propels

especially : a device that consists of a central hub with radiating blades placed and twisted so that each forms part of a helical surface and that is used to propel a vehicle (such as a ship or airplane)

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The twin-engine propeller plane with only the pilot aboard crashed into three cars in Victoria at approximately 3 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Victoria Police Department said. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024 Gavidia spoke out against the parade’s neo-Nazi attendees in an October 14 Facebook reel that shows another attendee using their boat’s propellers to spray them with water. —

Abby Monteil, Them, 15 Oct. 2024 The spares are for the gigantic propellers connected to four Rolls-Royce/Alstom Mermaid propulsion Pods. —

Heather Steinberger, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024 Photographer dies after reportedly backing into plane propeller while snapping photos Who was Dustin Kjersem? —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for propeller