screw propeller

noun

: propeller

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The first steamship with a screw propeller, the Archimedes, had been built in Britain in 1839. — David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021 Divers also found iron hull plates and a screw propeller, according to a social media post by D/V Tenacious. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024 The concept also includes a twin-screw propeller configuration. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026 Although conventional screw propellers are simpler and cheaper, pump-jet propulsors offer greater speed and agility, better efficiency at high speeds, and less noise. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024 Assuming 20 typhoons occur near Japan annually, each typhoon generator ship with a large screw propeller could theoretically generate enough energy to power more than 30,000 average-sized American homes. — Tim Hornyak, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2022

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First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of screw propeller was in 1835

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“Screw propeller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screw%20propeller. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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screw propeller

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