propeller - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • foul: Often the tow cable parted, fouled the propeller or the charge would prematurely explode!
  • rotate: Two boats were lowered which were slashed to pieces by the still rotating propellers killing 21 of the 34 occupants which included medical staff.

Adjective modifier

  • four-bladed: It has always been called a " wheel " but is actually a four-bladed propeller within a circular frame.
  • bladed: New wing, 4 bladed propeller, streamlined cockpit, modified Merlin II engine using special fuel.
  • three-bladed: Beneath the disk is a cage-like compartment and a system of three-bladed propellers that spins parallel to the plane of the disk.
  • starboard: One of the torpedoes did considerable damage to the battleship by damaging her starboard propeller, wrecking her steering gear and jamming her rudders.
  • composite: QinetiQ completed sea trials of a new 2.9 meter diameter composite propeller in Falmouth Bay during July 2003.
  • spare: The stern section has an iron wheel shaft and a large spare propeller, which has unfortunately collapsed.

Modifies a noun

  • shaft: There's a massive propeller shaft which you can follow all the way to the remains of the engine.
  • blade: Changes in aircraft speed are achieved by changing the pitch of the propeller blades.
  • hitch: Pump cash into propeller trailer hitch cover which lowered claims fuel pump quot buying a home.
  • turbine: A set of low head propeller turbines for converting the hydraulic head in the reservoir into electricity.
  • hub: Firstly, did the propeller hub indicate a cannon fitted in the engine that fired through the boss?
  • plane: The Prime Minister of New Zealand had to have two stops - they still use propeller planes from New Zealand.

Noun used with modifier

  • constant-speed: Explain the purpose of variable pitch and constant-speed propellers.
  • screw: The diameter of the screw propeller is two feet six inches with a four foot pitch.
  • airplane: During the World War II, the company set up a factory to produce airplane propellers.
  • bronze: The main feature is the stern section with a bronze propeller, which is still in place.
  • blade: This is due to the fact that 4 blade propeller has slightly more drag in the water.
  • pitch: Incidentally we have decided against a variable pitch propeller.

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