propeller plane
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- noun
- /prəˈpɛlər pleɪn/
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- So it starts off with this two propeller plane trip where I get caught in the exhaust of the back of the back of the plane.
- propeller plane engine
- single-propeller plane
- small propeller plane
There wouldn't be jet planes without propeller planes, I bet you.
- There wouldn't be jet planes without propeller planes, I bet you.
- So it starts off with this two propeller plane trip where I get caught in the exhaust of the back of the back of the plane.
Examples
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Of course, such a set-up works only on single-engine, front-propeller planes where the pilot sits along the center axis; pilots of twin-engine planes and jets are out of luck.
Academic text (2009) -
There wouldn't be jet planes without propeller planes, I bet you.
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The last plane, he said, would be a small one, a propeller plane.
Fiction book (2002) -
Some fool hit the tower with like a little propeller plane or something.
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That's a kind of small commercial propeller plane.
Fiction book (1991) -
Banking sharply, our propeller plane fights the wind; then, gaining headway, it noses closer to the earth.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Flying from New York to Melbourne in 1958, on a propeller plane, consumed more energy per person than my 2010 flight did, but it was "greener" nevertheless."
Blog text (30) -
Around the league, we were being scorned, from tweets and remarks from players like Joey Porter to the media and our own fanbase picketing outside the offices and hiring private propeller planes asking Stephen Ross to fire Ireland.
Blog text (15) -
There was only time for work. "The closest Frank got to realizing his wanderlust was occasional trips with his family to nearby Vandalia Airport, where they'd watch TWA propeller planes take off.
Blog text (24) -
Years ago, we had our first flight from Athens in a small propeller plane.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flying machine with wings that carries people
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A flying machine with fixed wings that carries people or goods through the air
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A machine with wings and an engine that flies to carry people or goods
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an aircraft powered by one or more propellers' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'propeller' (a device with blades for propulsion) with 'plane' (a powered fixed-wing flying vehicle). This compound follows a simple noun+noun composition that is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun propeller plane gets its name from the large propeller blades that spin and push the plane through the air. That's why 'propeller plane' means 'a plane moved by one or more propellers'.