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propellerlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From propeller + -like.

Meanings

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:

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