airscrew
[air-skroo]
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noun British.
an airplane propeller.
Origin of airscrew
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A good illustration of this may be found in the question of the airscrew.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1Walter Raleigh.
On this scale he was successful with a machine driven by an airscrew and with a machine driven by the flapping of wings.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1Walter Raleigh.
The motive power was supplied by twisted strands of rubber which, as they untwisted, turned the airscrew.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1Walter Raleigh.
This ship, with an airscrew driven by manpower, attained a speed of five and a half miles an hour.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1Walter Raleigh.
(p. 103) A later difficulty caused by the forward position of the airscrew had nothing to do with flying.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1Walter Raleigh.
airscrew
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