propeller turbine
1propeller turbine engine — noun : turbo propeller engine …
2propeller turbine — noun a turboprop …
3turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as …
4propeller — n. 1 a person or thing that propels. 2 a revolving shaft with blades, esp. for propelling a ship or aircraft (cf. screw propeller). Phrases and idioms: propeller shaft a shaft transmitting power from an engine to a propeller or to the driven… …
5Propeller — einer Bristol Britannia Ein Propeller (von lat. propellere = vorwärts treiben) ist ein Antrieb durch Flügel, die um eine Welle herum angeordnet sind, und zwar im Normalfall radial (sternförmig). Bei Flugzeugen wird der Propeller gelegentlich als… …
6Propeller [1] — Propeller, diejenigen Apparate, welche die von der Schiffsmaschine verrichtete Rotationsarbeit aufnehmen und in Schubarbeit zur Fortbewegung des Schiffes umsetzen. Ihre Wirksamkeit besteht in der Hauptsache darin, daß beim Vorwärtsgang des… …
7turbine — (n.) 1838, from Fr. turbine, from L. turbinem (nom. turbo) spinning top, eddy, whirlwind, related to turba turmoil, crowd (see TURBID (Cf. turbid)). Originally applied to a wheel spinning on a vertical axis, driven by falling water. Turbo in… …
8Propeller — A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an aircraft, ship, or submarine through a mass such as water or air, by rotating two or more twisted… …
9turbine-propeller engine — noun : an airplane propulsion system in which a turbine drives a compressor and a propeller with thrust being derived from the propeller and also from the exhaust jet of the turbine …
10Propeller (Hydro) Turbine — A turbine that has a runner with attached blades similar to a propeller used to drive a ship. As water passes over the curved propeller blades, it causes rotation of the shaft …
