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Definition of Airscrew
1. Noun. A propeller that rotates to push against air.
Generic synonyms: Propeller, Propellor
Group relationships: Propeller Plane
Definition of Airscrew
1. Noun. The propeller of an aircraft; the prop. ¹
2. Noun. Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Airscrew
1. an airplane propeller [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airscrew
Literary usage of Airscrew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Helicopter Association of Great Britain (1894)
"The basic conception of a tail jet is simple and no different fundamentally from
the tail airscrew. Physically, both forms of thrust generating devices ..."
2. Textbook of Aero Engines by E H Sherbondy, G. Douglas Wardrop (1920)
"airscrew Shaft The airscrew shaft, which rotates in a clockwise direction, ...
The airscrew shaft and gear can be withdrawn from the crank- case complete ..."
3. Textbook of Applied Aeronautic Engineering by Henry Woodhouse (1920)
"The Power Plant The LVG, CV, is driven by a Garuda airscrew, type A view of the
exhaust ... The boss of the airscrew is enclosed in a " Casserole," or pot, ..."
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