propellerlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a propeller.

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Meanings

adjectivepropellerlike (comparative more propellerlike, superlative most propellerlike)

comparative more propellerlike · superlative most propellerlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a propeller.

    It does not spin, but it has four hinged, motorized walls that open and close like giant butterfly wings, imparting a slight illusion of propellerlike rotation.

    2008 June 27, Ken Johnson, “A Trip Through the Revolving Doors of Perception”, in New York Times

Origin

From propeller + -like.

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APA

propellerlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellerlike

MLA

“propellerlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellerlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propellerlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellerlike.

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