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propeller

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


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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

Since July, they have metastasized across Ukrainian skies—despite being more expensive than the propeller version.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

There were tables and charts he needed for various things, like the ratio between the curvature of the propeller blades and the revolutions they produced.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

The prototype, called a Zirka, reached a top speed of 280 miles an hour as its propellers whirred frantically.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

At the back end, its propellers fizzed through the water and left a trail of frothy waves in its wake.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown


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