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propeller

[pruh-pel-er] / prəˈpɛl ər /
NOUN
blade
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Auterion, a leading software supplier to Ukrainian drone makers, is working with partners on high-speed propeller interceptors and jet-powered ones, said CEO Lorenz Meier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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

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

It usually took Chacko between eight and ten days to assemble the aircraft, with its tiny fuel tank and motorized propeller.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Glen Sannox has a known vibration problem while moving backwards, a fault which has been linked to the propellers which were also designed by Wartsila and are due to be replaced.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

To his right, also on the wing, was an engine which powered the two propellers by a gear-and-sprocket system like the one on a bicycle.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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