twin-screw
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of twin-screw
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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One year later, Swanson built a twin-screw, steam logging tug boat and made his first trip to Glacier National Park.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2017
In general, though, a heavy, twin-screw cruiser that labors onto plane wastes fuel during every second of its struggle to level out.
From Time Magazine Archive
A twin-screw monohull can get in and out of tight places, with a good skipper.
From Time Magazine Archive
A helmsman can literally steer a twin-screw boat with the throttles and never touch the wheel.
From Time Magazine Archive
The best steamers, therefore, are fitted with the twin-screw propeller.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
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