propeller

Example Sentences

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We were running this airlift, like small propeller planes with eight seats, trying to get more than 100 people back to the mainland before twilight hits because they don’t have lighting on the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Space Force Capt. Gordon McCulloh was sitting in a military propeller plane high in the calm, dark sky over New Mexico on a recent Wednesday night when his squadron’s group chat blew up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The ship’s propeller forms part of a commemorative arch on a hilltop overlooking the bay.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

All kinds of hazardous clutter could be floating in your path—boards, driftwood, coconuts, ropes—and it wouldn’t have taken much to wreck the propeller blades on the old Evinrude.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen