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As a result, the 42-year-old Texas man nearly had the lower half of his body sliced off by the boat’s propeller.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 July 2025
When ships pass through these waters, their propellers cause vertical mixing of methane-rich water from the bottom of the ocean, and pressure at the seafloor changes.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
And the one time the Lightnin’ gifted an airplane to the fan who threw a paper version closest to the vehicle’s propeller.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
On January 28, 1948, a twin-engine propeller DC-3 crashed in Los Gatos Canyon (Fresno County, California), resulting in the deaths of 32 people, four Americans (flight crew and security guards) plus 28 migrant farm workers who were being deported from California back to Mexico.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 July 2025
When ships pass through these waters, their propellers cause vertical mixing of methane-rich water from the bottom of the ocean, and pressure at the seafloor changes.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
And the one time the Lightnin’ gifted an airplane to the fan who threw a paper version closest to the vehicle’s propeller.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
On January 28, 1948, a twin-engine propeller DC-3 crashed in Los Gatos Canyon (Fresno County, California), resulting in the deaths of 32 people, four Americans (flight crew and security guards) plus 28 migrant farm workers who were being deported from California back to Mexico.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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“Propeller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propeller. Accessed 3 Aug. 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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