airscrew

[ air-skroo ]

noun

, British.

1. an airplane propeller.

airscrew

/ ˈɛəˌskruː /

noun

1. an aircraft propeller

Word History and Origins

Origin of airscrew¹

First recorded in 1890–95; air ¹ + screw

Example Sentences

The first of these objections was not fully met until firing through the airscrew was introduced; the second was for a long time an accepted idea.

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The machine gun soon followed, but its use in tractor machines was impracticable on account of the danger of hitting the airscrew.

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They planed down at once, and landed in a small field, finishing up in a wood, where they damaged their undercarriage, wings, and airscrew.

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It took the air near Berlin on the 3rd of November 1897, but something went wrong with the airscrew belts, and it was seriously damaged in its hasty descent.

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The motive power was supplied by twisted strands of rubber which, as they untwisted, turned the airscrew.

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