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Screw propeller   /skru prəpˈɛlər/   Listen
Screw propeller

noun
1.
A propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air.  Synonym: screw.





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"Screw propeller" Quotes from Famous Books



... boat propelled by electricity. The electricity drives a motor which actuates a screw propeller. The current is generally supplied by a storage battery. When used on rivers charging stations are established at proper places. When the boat is used as a tender or launch for a steam ship, such as a war-vessel, the battery is charged by a plant on board the ship. From their noiselessness electric ...
— The Standard Electrical Dictionary - A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice - of Electrical Engineering • T. O'Conor Slone
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Words linked to "Screw propeller" :   screw, outboard, propeller, ship, outboard motor, propellor


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