1847 17 Nov. 6/2 The diameter of the submerged propeller wheels of the Albion is only 24 inches.
1889 G. M. Hopkins xii. 250 The sections of the wheel are cut from a circular piece of mica, and cemented in place on the paper tube after the fashion of a propeller wheel.
1992 (Nexis) 10 Jan. a2 He dropped the propeller wheel into the water, and touched the spring and away the boat sped.