fishtail propeller

noun

On a steamship, a propeller consisting of a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish while swimming.

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Meanings

nounfishtail propeller (plural fishtail propellers)

plural fishtail propellers

  1. On a steamship, a propeller consisting of a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish while swimming.
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