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airplane propeller

airplane propeller \airplane propeller\ n. a propeller designed for propelling airplanes.

Syn: airscrew, propeller, prop.

WordNet
airplane propeller

n. a propeller that rotates to push against air [syn: airscrew, prop]

Usage examples of "airplane propeller".

Still hand in hand, Spud and Tommy raced out the barn door in full moonlight, seeing their surroundings for the first time: the ordered rows of lemon trees stretching off into the night, a steel tower nearer at hand with a motor and airplane propeller on it to keep lemon groves from being damaged by frost on winter nights.

He used his tongue to imitate an airplane propeller, making 360-degree sweeps of his chops and muzzle, collecting crumbs.

Gert picked Cynthia up, held her over her head for a moment with her treelike legs spread, and then began to spin her like an airplane propeller.

Smiling - a rare expression that turned her face into something rather gruesome - Gert picked Cynthia up, held her over her head for a moment with her treelike legs spread, and then began to spin her like an airplane propeller.

The knife left his hand, spinning toward Bolan's back like an airplane propeller that had broken free.