Propeller-head
noun
1.
Slang. a person who is obsessively devoted to an especially technical pursuit.
propeller head
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- Propeller-horsepower
noun 1. a measure of the power actually available for driving a propeller after all wasted energy is deducted.
- Propeller key
feature key
- Propeller-shaft
noun 1. a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller. 2. a drive shaft. propeller shaft noun 1. the shaft that transmits power from the gearbox to the differential gear in a motor vehicle or from the engine to the propeller in a ship or aircraft
- Propeller-wash
noun, Aeronautics. 1. the backwash from a propeller.
- Propelling
verb (used with object), propelled, propelling. 1. to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing. 2. to impel or urge onward: Urgent need of money propelled him to take a job. verb -pels, -pelling, -pelled 1. (transitive) to impel, drive, or cause to move forwards