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PROPELLER PLANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An airplane that is driven by a propeller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("propeller plane" is a kind of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
Meronyms (parts of "propeller plane"):
airplane propeller; airscrew; prop (a propeller that rotates to push against air)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "propeller plane"):
double-prop; double-propeller plane; twin-prop; twin-propeller-plane (a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability))
propjet; turbo-propeller plane; turboprop (an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine)
single-propeller plane; single prop (a propeller plane with a single propeller)
