noun
propeller
pruh-PEHL-uh
noun
1
A device with angled blades that spins on a shaft to push a boat or aircraft through water or air.
"The boat's propeller churned up the water as it pulled away from the dock."
"A small plane's propeller can spin at thousands of revolutions per minute."
How to Use Propeller
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe spinning blades that push a boat or plane forward.
Common pairings
propeller blade
propeller plane
ship's propeller
Word Forms
propellers plural
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Etymology
From propel + -er, "one that propels."