airscrew

English

airscrew

Etymology

From air +‎ screw.

Noun

airscrew (plural airscrews)

1. The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
2. Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
   • 1952 November, “Notes and News: Wind Tunnel for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 779:

     The [wind] tunnel will be housed in a separate building close to the Railway Research Laboratory. It will be operated by an airscrew driven by a 50 h.p. motor which will draw air through at varying speeds up to 100 m.p.h.

Translations

propeller of an aircraft

• German: Luftschraube (de) f, Flugzeugpropeller (de) m
• Irish: aerscriú m
• Romanian: elice (ro) f
• Spanish: hélice (es)
• Ukrainian: повітряний гвинт (povitrjanyj hvynt)

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