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Propel
Propel
v. t.
To
drive
forward
; to
urge
or
press
onward
by
force
; to
move
, or
cause
to
move
; as,
the
wind
or
steam
propels
ships
;
balls
are
propelled
by
gunpowder
.
Propelled
imp. & p. p.
of
Propel
propeller
A
propeller
screw
placed
in
front
of
the
supporting
planes
of an
aeroplane
instead
of
behind
them
, so
that
it
exerts
a
pull
instead
of a
push
.
Hence
,
Tractor
monoplane
,
Tractor
biplane
,
etc
.
Propeller
n.
One
who
, or
that
which
,
propels
.
Propeller
n.
A
contrivance
for
propelling
a
steam
vessel
,
usually
consisting
of a
screw
placed
in
the
stern
under
water
,
and
made
to
revolve
by an
engine
; a
propeller
wheel
.
Propeller
n.
A
steamboat
thus
propelled
; a
screw
steamer
.
Propelling
p. pr. & vb. n.
of
Propel
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