Vocabulary : Proparoxytone to Propene
Proparoxytone : A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult.Proped : Same as Proleg.
Propel : To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.
Propelled : of Propel
Propeller : A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of an aeroplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a pull instead of a push. Hence, Tractor monoplane, Tractor biplane, etc. ;; One who, or that which, propels. ;; A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel. ;; A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
