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propeller

noun as in blade

Strongest match

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After a home run, the splash pad will erupt, and propellers will whirl in a bar.

Of the 1,065 people on board, 30 died when two lifeboats were pulled into the ship's propellers.

From BBC

Each propeller has bearings with two races, or rings or tracks.

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We could hear the whirring of the propellers before we could see the drone - barely visible as it sliced through the sky.

From BBC

Upon the ship's return to Scotland in September, a gearbox and propeller fault were detected, and further investigation at Dale's Marine in Greenock revealed the rear of the ship was twisted.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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