propeller
UK/pɹəˈpɛl.ə//pɹəˈpɛl.ɚ/
propeller noun: one who, or that which, propels.
Noun
propeller (plural propellers)
- One who, or that which, propels.
- 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.
- The plane’s propeller spun rapidly before takeoff.
- The boat is powered by a single propeller.
- A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
- A spinnerbait.
propeller meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
propeller in Hindi
- mechanical device used to propel
- नोदक nodak, प्रोपेलर propelar
propeller in Tamil
- உந்தி, கப்பலின் இயக்குறுப்பு
propeller in Marathi
- प्रोपेलर, प्रॉपेलर
propeller in Urdu
- mechanical device used to propel
- پروپیلر propelar
More languagesFewer languages
- propeller in Bengali
- চালনাকারী পাখা, প্রপেলার
- propeller in Telugu
- ప్రొపెల్లర్, ప్రోపెల్లర్
- propeller in Malayalam
- ഉന്തുന്നവൻ, തള്ളുന്നത്, തുഴ
- propeller in Kannada
- ತಳ್ಳುಕ, ಮುಂದೂಡುಕ
- propeller in Punjabi
- پکھا pakkhā
- propeller in Gujarati
- પ્રોપેલર, પ્રોપેલ્લર
- propeller in Odia
- ପ୍ରୋପେଲର, ପ୍ରୋପେଲର୍
- propeller in Nepali
- प्रोपेलर, प्रोपेल्लर
- propeller in Pashto
- پروانه parwāna
- propeller in Tagalog
- elise, elesi
- propeller in Arabic
- مِرْوَحَة mirwaḥa, مِدْسَرَة midsara
- propeller in Malay
- baling-baling, bebaling
- propeller in Indonesian
- baling-baling
- propeller in Persian
- پروانه parvâne
- propeller in Thai
- ใบพัด bai-pát
- propeller in Vietnamese
- cánh quạt, chân vịt
- propeller in Myanmar
- ငါးမန်းတောင် nga:man:taung, ပန်ကာ panka
Examples of propeller in a sentence
- The propeller blades' pitch went to 90° as the engine was feathered.
- After striking the bird, the pilot feathered the damaged left engine’s propeller.
- The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it.
Forms of propeller
| plural | propellers |
|---|---|
| alternative form (nonstandard, rare) | propellor |
Origin of propeller
From propel + -er.
Words formed from propeller
Phrases with propeller
Questions about propeller
- What does propeller mean?
- Propeller means one who, or that which, propels.
- What is propeller in Hindi?
- Propeller in Hindi is नोदक (nodak), प्रोपेलर (propelar). See Propeller meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is propeller?
- Propeller is a noun.
- How do you pronounce propeller?
- Propeller is pronounced /pɹəˈpɛl.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of propeller?
- The plural of propeller is propellers.
Words near propeller in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: propeller (page history and authors); propeller (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); propeller (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propeller (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); propeller (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propeller (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); propeller (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); پکھا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); propeller (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propeller (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propeller (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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