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propeller

[pruh-pel-er] / prəˈpɛl ər /
NOUN
blade
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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

That alarm would be triggered by a potential engine failure, causing low propeller rotation, or a problem with the hydraulic system, said Jack Cress, a former helicopter pilot for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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

Even starts across the bridge, tail going like a propeller.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

They have a shorter range though than drones driven by propellers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

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

From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026

Nets snag the propellers of attacking drones, making them a cheap and surprisingly effective physical barrier.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

I don’t know how the old time explorers from Europe made it across the ocean without steam engines & propellers.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman


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