PROPELLER

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who, or that which, propels.

2.
n.

A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel.

3.
n.

A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer. Propeller wheel,the screw, usually having two or more blades, used in propelling a vessel.


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