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PROPELLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
Synonyms:
propeller; propellor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("propeller" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Meronyms (parts of "propeller"):
blade; vane (flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water)
hub (the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "propeller"):
airplane propeller; airscrew; prop (a propeller that rotates to push against air)
screw; screw propeller (a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air)
variable-pitch propeller (propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable)
Derivation:
propel (cause to move forward with force)
