propeller

CEFRB2

/pɹəˈpɛl.ə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A rotating device with blades that moves a boat or aircraft.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.

Examples

  • Jet planes fly much faster than propeller planes.

  • The net got entangled in the propeller.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /pɹəˈpel.ə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.

  2. One who, or that which, propels.

  3. A spinnerbait.

More examples

In context

  • He repaired the damaged propeller after the storm.

  • The boat is powered by a single propeller.

  • The plane’s propeller spun rapidly before takeoff.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The airplane's blank spins quickly to create thrust and move through the sky.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From propel + -er.