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Noun: screw propeller  skroo pru'pe-lu(r)
  1. A propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
    "The ship's screw propeller churned the water as it moved forward";
    - screw

Derived forms: screw propellers

Type of: propeller, propellor

Part of: outboard, outboard motor, ship

Encyclopedia: Screw propeller