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airscrew

airscrew noun: the propeller of an aircraft; the prop.

airscrew: the propeller of an aircraft; the prop
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Noun

airscrew (plural airscrews)

  1. The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
  2. Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
    • The [wind] tunnel will be housed in a separate building close to the Railway Research Laboratory. It will be operated by an airscrew driven by a 50 h.p. motor which will draw air through at varying speeds up to 100 m.p.h.1952 November, “Notes and News: Wind Tunnel for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 779

Forms of airscrew

pluralairscrews

Origin of airscrew

From air + screw.

Questions about airscrew

What does airscrew mean?
Airscrew means the propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
What part of speech is airscrew?
Airscrew is a noun.
What is the plural of airscrew?
The plural of airscrew is airscrews.

Words near airscrew in the dictionary

  1. airsacs
  2. airscape
  3. airscapes
  4. airscoop
  5. airscoops
  6. airscrew
  7. airscrews
  8. airshaft
  9. airshafts
  10. airshed
  11. airsheds

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