potkuri — meaning in English

English meaning

• prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
• propeller noun A device with angled blades that spins on a shaft to push a boat or aircraft through water or air.
• screw noun A metal fastener with a spiral thread, driven in with a twisting motion to hold materials together.

Senses

potkuri is used for these senses in English:

• prop The propeller of an aircraft or boat.
• propeller A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
• screw (nautical) A ship's propeller.

prop — full definition

1. noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
2. noun An object used on a stage or film set to help tell the story.
3. noun A proposition on an election ballot.
4. verb To support something by placing an object under or against it.

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