prop : Idioms & Phrases

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double-prop

  • noun a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
    double-prop; double-propeller plane; twin-propeller-plane.
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prop root

  • noun a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves
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prop up

  • verb support by placing against something solid or rigid
    shore up; shore; prop.
    • shore and buttress an old building
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propping up

  • noun the act of propping up with shores
    shoring up; shoring.
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Shot prop

  • (Naut.), a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side.
Webster 1913

single prop

  • noun a propeller plane with a single propeller
    single-propeller plane.
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twin-prop

  • noun a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
    double-prop; double-propeller plane; twin-propeller-plane.
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