propeller-driven airplane

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• airplane — n. also: aeroplane 1) to board; take an airplane 2) to bring down, land; ditch; fly, pilot; hijack; navigate an airplane (a pilot flies an airplane) 3) to bring down, shoot down an airplane (our fire brought down an enemy airplane) 4) a jet;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Propeller — A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an aircraft, ship, or submarine through a mass such as water or air, by rotating two or more twisted… …   Wikipedia

• propeller plane — noun an airplane that is driven by a propeller • Hypernyms: ↑airplane, ↑aeroplane, ↑plane • Hyponyms: ↑double prop, ↑double propeller plane, ↑twin prop, ↑twin propeller plane, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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• airplane — [er′plān΄] n. [altered, infl. by AIR, from earlier AEROPLANE] a fixed wing aircraft, heavier than air, that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces of air as it is driven forward by a screw propeller or by other means, as jet propulsion …   English World dictionary

• airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …   Universalium

• propeller — /preuh pel euhr/, n. 1. a device having a revolving hub with radiating blades, for propelling an airplane, ship, etc. 2. a person or thing that propels. 3. the bladed rotor of a pump that drives the fluid axially. 4. a wind driven, usually three… …   Universalium

• propeller — A rotating airfoil driven by an airplane engine. The function of a propeller is the conversion of engine shaft torque into thrust to propel the airplane through the air. It produces thrust approximately perpendicular to its plane of rotation. The …   Aviation dictionary

• propeller — pro•pel•ler [[t]prəˈpɛl ər[/t]] n. 1) aer. a device having a revolving hub with radiating blades, for propelling an airplane, ship, etc 2) a person or thing that propels 3) hyd the bladed rotor of a pump that drives the fluid axially 4) ene a… …   From formal English to slang

• Constant speed propeller — Cutaway constant speed propeller hub …   Wikipedia

• turbo-propeller plane — noun an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine • Syn: ↑propjet, ↑turboprop • Hypernyms: ↑propeller plane • Part Meronyms: ↑fanjet, ↑fan jet, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary