twin-screw

twin-screw Definition

twin·-screw (twin′skro̵̅o̅′)

adjective

having two screw propellers, usually rotating in opposite directions, as some ships

twin-screw Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

extruder: The screw runs at up to 500 rpm to achieve a mixing performance that normally requires a more expensive twin-screw extruder.
cruiser: The second Argyll is a 10-gun twin-screw cruiser, launched at Greenock in 1904.
battleship: The sixth Albion is a 14-gun twin-screw battleship, built at Blackwall in 1898.
extruders: The twin-screw extruders are aimed at the rising profile market, rather than PVC pipe for which the company says the market is declining.
gunboat: A view showing the 1898 class twin-screw gunboat ' Sultan ' moored at Wad Hamid.
destroyer: HMS Arun HMS Arun - Name History The Arun is a twin-screw torpedo-boat destroyer, launched at Birkenhead in 1903.

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