- airplane propeller
- airplane propeller airplane propeller n.
a {propeller} designed for propelling airplanes.
Syn: airscrew, propeller, prop. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
airplane propeller
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