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Boxes of tiny plastic propellers sit on the floor and wall shelves are stacked with carbon-fiber frames.
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
Fins ensure the tethered craft stays facing into the wind while a small propeller at the rear keeps it from blowing off-target.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Featuring special vibration-damping propellers that fold in when not in use, the aircraft can lift payloads of up to 15 kg (33 lb).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
First, there’s whatever sadistic fates the filmmakers have in mind for the characters, from being impaled by a forklift to having their faces plunged into the propeller of the Staten Island Ferry.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
Fins ensure the tethered craft stays facing into the wind while a small propeller at the rear keeps it from blowing off-target.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Featuring special vibration-damping propellers that fold in when not in use, the aircraft can lift payloads of up to 15 kg (33 lb).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
First, there’s whatever sadistic fates the filmmakers have in mind for the characters, from being impaled by a forklift to having their faces plunged into the propeller of the Staten Island Ferry.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Propeller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propeller. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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propeller
noun
pro·pel·ler
prə-ˈpel-ər 
: a device consisting of a hub fitted with blades that is made to turn rapidly by an engine and is used especially for propelling airplanes and ships
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