PROPELLER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water

Synonyms:

propeller; propellor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("propeller" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Meronyms (parts of "propeller"):

blade; vane (flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water)

hub (the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "propeller"):

airplane propeller; airscrew; prop (a propeller that rotates to push against air)

screw; screw propeller (a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air)

variable-pitch propeller (propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable)

Derivation:

propel (cause to move forward with force)