"propeller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: propeller
Etymology: : propeller < propel + -(l)er : ΑΠΟΓΟΝΟΙ: ↷ νέα ελληνικά: προπέλα
  1. η προπέλα, ο έλικας πλοίου ή αεροπλάνου
    Sense id: el-propeller-en-noun-K1~tIObU Categories (other): Αεροπορικοί όροι (αγγλικά), Ναυτικοί όροι (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: screw
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        {
          "text": "The nets were tangled in the propeller.",
          "translation": "Μπλέχτηκαν τα δίχτυα στην προπέλα."
        }
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