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SCREW |
Propeller |
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WHIRR |
Propeller sound |
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AEROPLANE |
Propeller powered craft |
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WATER SCREW |
A screw propeller. |
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HEELPOST |
The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft. |
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BMW |
The logo of which carmaker has blue and white segments representing aeroplane propeller motion? |
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BLADE |
The broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms
of a screw propeller. |
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WELL |
A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary
screw propeller may be drawn up out of water. |
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ARCHIMEDEAN |
Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek
philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as,
Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. |
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PITCH |
The length, measured along the axis, of a complete turn of
the thread of a screw, or of the helical lines of the blades of a screw
propeller. |
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PROPELLER |
A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually
consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to
revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel. |
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RUN |
Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which
each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for
an instant ... |
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VANE |
..., air, or other fluid; as, the vane of a screw
propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer, etc. ... |
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SLIP |
... the backward current of
water produced by the propeller. ... |