propeller

Here we see the gift that Gilbert Insall’s comrades in the Royal Flying Corps made for him at Christmas 1915: a wooden propeller hub mounted with a clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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

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

Dad placed both hands on the varnished wooden propeller.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

Federal agents have radar, acoustic sensors to detect the distinct noise signature of a drone’s motors and propellers and thermal and optical detection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

"So the boats overflow and over-spill sediment, propellers churn sediment up on the lake bed and there's run-off from the storage yards."

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

In the footage, two charred propellers and engines can be clearly seen.

From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026

The balloons rise and descend using vents or propellers to find the right currents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

Its engines rumbling loudly and its propellers chopping explo­sively underwater, the ship churned past us and left us bouncing and bobbing in its frothy wake.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel