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airscrew

American  
[air-skroo] / ˈɛərˌskru /

noun

British.

  1. an airplane propeller.

airscrew British  
/ ˈɛəˌskruː /

noun

  1. an aircraft propeller

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of airscrew

First recorded in 1890–95; air 1 + screw

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Location: The airscrew is a flathead screw that is located on the side of the carburetor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Location: The idle screw is located on the side of your carburetor, usually right above the airscrew.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fuel screw operates in basically the opposite way that the airscrew does.

From Time Magazine Archive

On an open frame at the tail whirled another but smaller airscrew, in a vertical plane: even the tail surfaces of the what-is-it were busy.

From Time Magazine Archive

In all but a few types of machine the airscrew is now retained in the forward position.

From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir

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