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airscrew [ˈɛəˌskruː] n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) Brit an aircraft propeller ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Liebherr Aerospace has selected AMETEK Airscrew to supply modular aircraft heaters for the Sukhoi The XF5U overcomes the tip vortex problem in a radical way, by using the airscrews to actively cancel the drag-causing tip vortices. But the propeller plane rises with gentle intent, its airscrews pulling it along at a rate sufficient to produce the critical pressure differential around the wings. |
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airscrew - a propeller that rotates to push against air