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Definition of Propellor

1. Noun. A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water.

Definition of Propellor

1. Noun. (nonstandard) (alternative spelling of propeller) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Propellor

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Propellor

Literary usage of Propellor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elements of Mechanism by Peter Schwamb, Allyne Litchfield Merrill, Walter Herman James (1921)
"The engine then runs idly without turning the propellor shaft. A further motion of the left pedal applies a brake band to the drum J, holding it from ..."

2. The International Military Digest Annual by Cornélis De Witt Willcox (1919)
"In case 3, the useful work accomplished is also low, the distance the propellor travels forward in one revolution is far less than the pitch of the ..."

3. Practical Talks on Electricity by William Baxter (1905)
"propellor, which is mounted upon the shaft S, this being provided with a pulley ... If the propellor is rotated, it is evident that the water will be set in ..."

4. Practical Talks on Electricity by William Baxter (1905)
"propellor, which is mounted upon the shaft S, this being provided with a pulley ... If the propellor is rotated, it is evident that the water will be set in ..."

5. A Digest of Cases Determined by the Supreme Court of Canada: From the by Robert Cassels, Canada Supreme Court (1893)
"The owners of the tug " BH" sued the owners of the steam propellor " St. M," for damages occasioned by the tug being run down by the propellor in the River ..."

6. Report of the Proceedings and Abstracts of the Papers Read by John Dewar Cormack (1902)
"THE paper concentrates attention on the propellor and the fluid which passes through it as a conservative system, and describes a rotating screw as an ..."

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