propeller
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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
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
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 ship’s propeller forms part of a commemorative arch on a hilltop overlooking the bay.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
The train rattles forward, jostles from side to side, its engine making a sound like the propeller of a plane.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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