screw propeller


noun
  1. a rotary propelling device, as for a ship or airplane, consisting of a number of blades that radiate from a central hub and are so inclined to the plane of rotation as to tend to drive a helical path through the substance in which they rotate.

Origin of screw propeller

1
First recorded in 1830–40

Other words from screw propeller

  • screw-pro·pelled, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for screw propeller

screw propeller

noun
  1. an early form of ship's propeller in which an Archimedes' screw is used to produce thrust by accelerating a flow of water

Derived forms of screw propeller

  • screw-propelled, adjective

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