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airscrew

American  
[air-skroo] / ˈɛərˌskru /

noun

British.

  1. an airplane propeller.

airscrew British  
/ ˈɛəˌskruː /

noun

  1. an aircraft propeller

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Etymology

Origin of airscrew

First recorded in 1890–95; air 1 + screw

Example Sentences

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The airscrew must then act as a giant parachute.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leonardo da Vinci designed a spiral airscrew in the hope of achieving perpendicular flight.

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

Adjusting: The airscrew requires a flathead screwdriver for adjustments.

From Time Magazine Archive

On this scale he was successful with a machine driven by an airscrew and with a machine driven by the flapping of wings.

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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