propeller
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They also said its injuries indicated it had contact with a ship propeller and a fishing net.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Its international airport — which only recently reopened — has the remains of propeller planes carelessly tossed to the side of the runway, their bodies riddled with bullet holes and their wings askew.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Space Force Capt. Gordon McCulloh was sitting in a military propeller plane high in the calm, dark sky over New Mexico on a recent Wednesday night when his squadron’s group chat blew up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Each propeller has bearings with two races, or rings or tracks.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
“By then the stern was very high and the propeller was still turning.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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