propeller
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The single propeller plane, registration HB-SXA, is made of carbon fibre to ensure lightness and strength.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
We’d seen nearly every stage of production — from “grass to glass,” as McAfee called it — when he parked his truck next to the hangar that houses his Cessna 210 Centurion propeller plane.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Ben Montgomery, an enslaved man, developed an improved steamship propeller in 1854 but couldn’t patent it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
They also said its injuries indicated it had contact with a ship propeller and a fishing net.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Bud could see the helmsman wrestling with the wheel, trying to get the vessel to turn to starboard, but clearly there was something impeding the propeller.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
His nephew Griffin Bremner said he felt the plane stutter and the propellers slow down, then his uncle turned to him and said, “Griffin, we’re cooked!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the footage, two charred propellers and engines can be clearly seen.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
They are also the first large CalMac ships fitted with Voith Schneider propulsor units - spinning blades that hang vertically from a drum - rather than traditional screw propellers.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The balloons rise and descend using vents or propellers to find the right currents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
No, this tool sprouted propellers the moment it left Petey’s hand and hovered to a designated spot on a nearby rack.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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