airscrew
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of airscrew
Example Sentences
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The fuel screw operates in basically the opposite way that the airscrew does.
From Time Magazine Archive
The airscrew must then act as a giant parachute.
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
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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