Propeller vs Propellant - What's the difference?
propeller | propellant |
One who, or that which, propels.
A mechanical device, with shaped blades that turn on a shaft, to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
anything that propels
fuel, oxidizer, reaction mass or mixture for one or more engines (especially internal combustion engines or jet engines) that is carried within a vehicle prior to use
the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content
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