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propellor

propellor is the nonstandard spelling 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.

Forms of propellor

pluralpropellors

Origin of propellor

Alteration of propeller.

Phrases with propellor

Questions about propellor

What is propellor the nonstandard spelling of?
Propellor is the nonstandard spelling of propeller.

Words near propellor in the dictionary

  1. propellers
  2. propelling
  3. propelling pencil
  4. propelling pencils
  5. propellings
  6. propellor
  7. propellor head
  8. propellor heads
  9. propellors
  10. propelment
  11. propelments

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Adapted from Wiktionary: propellor (page history and authors); propeller (page history and authors). 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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