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
Wednesday evening the twin-screw turbo-electric liner Morro Castle, 11,500 tons, lay at her Ward Line pier in Havana.
From Time Magazine Archive
A twin-screw monohull can get in and out of tight places, with a good skipper.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
There were side-wheelers, awkwardly constructed boats with sprawling paddles, screw propellers, and twin-screw craft; ferryboats, tugs, steam yachts, and ocean liners.
From Steve and the Steam Engine by Scott, A. O. (Arthur O.)
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