Propeller : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Propeller	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Propeller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
propeller n a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water Synonym(s): propeller, propellor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tractor screw \Tractor screw\ [or] propeller \propeller\ (Aviation) A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of an a[89]roplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a pull instead of a push. Hence, {Tractor monoplane}, {Tractor biplane}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propeller \Propel"ler\, n. 1. One who, or that which, propels. 2. A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller* wheel.