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propeller

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

The flagellum comprises more than 30 distinct parts, so similar to those of an outboard motor that biologists speak of the flagellum’s propeller, drive shaft and so forth.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 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

The propeller cuts out; Captain Nemo emerges from his cabin for the first time in weeks, looking grim.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

"It's quite unique because they've got these propellers, so it can go up like a helicopter and then transition into what we call fixed-wing mode and fly like a plane," said Mr Brown.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

Consumer spending, aided by record stock market gains, and huge business investment in artificial intelligence have been chief propellers.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars.

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

Its two propellers spin as the plane taxis to the edge of the field.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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