screw propeller

noun

a rotary propelling device, as for a ship or airplane, consisting of a number of blades that radiate from a central hub and are so inclined to the plane of rotation as to tend to drive a helical path through the substance in which they rotate.

Origin of screw propeller

First recorded in 1830–40

OTHER WORDS FROM screw propeller

screw-pro·pelled, adjective

Words nearby screw propeller

screw-on, screw pile, screw pine, screwplate, screw press, screw propeller, screw someone out of, screw tap, screw thread, screw-top, screwup

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Example sentences from the Web for screw propeller

The question of who invented the screw-propeller in the absolute sense is entirely futile and without answer.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV|John Lord
This term generally alludes to the Archimedean screw, or screw-propeller.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Trevithick's claim to the invention of the screw-propeller was disputed.
Cornish Worthies, Volume 2 (of 2)|Walter H. Tregellas
These various attempts to introduce the screw-propeller seem curiously enough to have had no lasting result.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV|John Lord

The brass frame in which the screw-propeller of a steamer works, and is hung for hoisting the screw on deck.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for screw propeller

screw propeller

noun

an early form of ship's propeller in which an Archimedes' screw is used to produce thrust by accelerating a flow of water

Derived forms of screw propeller

screw-propelled, adjective

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单词	screw propeller
释义	screw propeller noun a rotary propelling device, as for a ship or airplane, consisting of a number of blades that radiate from a central hub and are so inclined to the plane of rotation as to tend to drive a helical path through the substance in which they rotate. Origin of screw propeller First recorded in 1830–40 OTHER WORDS FROM screw propeller screw-pro·pelled, adjective Words nearby screw propeller screw-on, screw pile, screw pine, screwplate, screw press, screw propeller, screw someone out of, screw tap, screw thread, screw-top, screwup Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for screw propeller The question of who invented the screw-propeller in the absolute sense is entirely futile and without answer. Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV\|John Lord This term generally alludes to the Archimedean screw, or screw-propeller. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Trevithick's claim to the invention of the screw-propeller was disputed. Cornish Worthies, Volume 2 (of 2)\|Walter H. Tregellas These various attempts to introduce the screw-propeller seem curiously enough to have had no lasting result. Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV\|John Lord The brass frame in which the screw-propeller of a steamer works, and is hung for hoisting the screw on deck. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth British Dictionary definitions for screw propeller screw propeller noun an early form of ship's propeller in which an Archimedes' screw is used to produce thrust by accelerating a flow of water Derived forms of screw propeller screw-propelled, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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