propeller

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Noun

propeller (plural propellers)

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. (fishing) A spinnerbait.

Related terms

• prop
• propulsion

Translations

• French: hélice
• German: Propeller
• Italian: elica, propulsore (ad elica)
• Portuguese: propulsor, hélice
• Russian: пропе́ллер
• Spanish: propulsor, hélice

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