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propellers

n. (plural of propeller English)

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Propellers (band)

Propellers are an indie rock/ synthpop band from Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The band members are Max Davenport ( lead vocals), Archie Davenport ( guitar), Charlie Simpson ( bass guitar), Jimmy Goodwin ( keyboards) and Will Wilkinson ( drums).

The band has been signed to Red Light Management, a global management company that represents artist such as Alicia Keys, Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs, among others.

Usage examples of "propellers".

Boat propellers cut the buoys off, or storms carry them away or the ropes just rot and fall apart.

In their muffled ears sounded only the loud whirr of the propellers, and the deafening explosions of the engines.

Nothing could be seen of them, though had the Allied pilots been able to use their ears, which was impossible when their own motors were making such loud noises, they might have heard, in the distance and to the east, the telltale music of Teuton propellers beating the air in a rush for home ports.

A minute afterwards Tom called out the word that started the propellers whirling.

The propellers spun, and the motors commenced their furious throbbing.

When once more the loud hum of motor and propellers was heard they had almost reached the treetops.

Jack only waited to give the propellers a whirl, and then, as the motor took up its work, he made a leap for his seat.

This disadvantage is of very common occurrence in vessels which have to be fitted with lifting propellers on account of the ice, and we did not escape it.

Then he shoved his throttles forward, and as the boat leaped ahead, its two propellers scooped a deep cavity into the water.

He always carried four spares, because you never knew: traps got stolen, had their ropes cut by propellers, drifted away in storms.