airscrew

noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.

2

Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.

The [wind] tunnel will be housed in a separate building close to the Railway Research Laboratory. It will be operated by an airscrew driven by a 50 h.p. motor which will draw air through at varying speeds up to 100 m.p.h.

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