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/air"skrooh'/, n. Brit.an airplane propeller.[1890-95; AIR1 + SCREW]
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airscrew — n. an {airplane propeller}. Syn: airplane propeller, prop [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
airscrew — [er′skro͞o΄] n. Brit. an airplane propeller … English World dictionary
airscrew — noun Date: 1894 chiefly British an airplane propeller … New Collegiate Dictionary
airscrew — noun a) The propeller of an aircraft; the prop. b) Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air … Wiktionary
airscrew — n. propeller that rotates to push against air … English contemporary dictionary
airscrew — A propeller. The term is no longer in use … Aviation dictionary
airscrew — noun Brit. an aircraft propeller … English new terms dictionary
airscrew — air•screw [[t]ˈɛərˌskru[/t]] n. brit. an airplane propeller • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
airscrew — /ˈɛəskru/ (say airskrooh) noun an aeroplane propeller …
airscrew — n. Brit. an aircraft propeller … Useful english dictionary
