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propellers

propellers is the plural of propeller.

Meaning of propeller

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.
    • The plane’s propeller spun rapidly before takeoff.
  3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
  4. A spinnerbait.

Phrases with propellers

Questions about propellers

What is propellers the plural of?
Propellers is the plural of propeller.

Words near propellers in the dictionary

  1. propellered
  2. propellerhead
  3. propellerheads
  4. propellerless
  5. propellerlike
  6. propellers
  7. propelling
  8. propelling pencil
  9. propelling pencils
  10. propellings
  11. propellor

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