Propeller Meaning in English

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التعريف

A propeller is a device with blades that spins to push air or water, making a vehicle like a plane or boat move forward.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used mostly for boats and airplanes; formal/technical. Common collocations: 'airplane propeller', 'boat propeller', 'propeller blade'. Not used for fans; the word 'fan' applies to home or office fans.

• Spanish: hélice
• Portuguese (BR): hélice
• Portuguese (PT): hélice
• Chinese (Simplified): 螺旋桨
• Chinese (Traditional): 螺旋槳
• Hindi: प्रोपेलर
• Arabic: مروحة (الدفع)
• Bengali: প্রপেলার
• Russian: пропеллер
• Japanese: プロペラ
• Vietnamese: cánh quạt (tàu, máy bay)
• Korean: 프로펠러
• Turkish: pervane
• Urdu: پروپیلر
• Indonesian: baling-baling

جمل نموذجية

An airplane needs a propeller to fly.

basic

The boat's propeller was broken.

basic

He cleaned the propeller after swimming.

basic

My dad knows how to fix a boat propeller if it gets stuck.

natural

The loud noise came from the airplane's spinning propeller.

natural

Divers checked for seaweed stuck in the ship's propeller.

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