propeller

Meaning

1. One who, or that which, propels.
2. A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
4. A spinnerbait.

Synonyms

thruster

thruster machinery compartment

thrust propeller

bow

🙇

drill

maneuvering device

winch

televisor

shackle

rudder

saw

🪚

screw

propellor

screw propeller

prop

helix

airscrew

spiral

paddle

outboard motor

screw thread

motor

impeller

rotor

toy

fishtail

propeller-wheel

propulsion

propulsion device

propulsive screw

PROP

engine

mixing blade

blade

airfoil

mover

Translations

hélice

hélice

elica

Propeller

Schraube

propeller

schroef

hélice

propulsore

schroefdraad

έλικας

hèlice

Schneckenlinie

Schiffsschraube

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈpɛl.ə/

Etymology

From propel + -er.