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Propelling :: Propelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prope.

Scull :: Scull (n.) A single oar used at the stern in propelling a boat.

Locomotive :: Locomotive (n.) A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix..

Steamer :: Steamer (n.) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.

Catamaran :: Catamaran (n.) Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure boats remarkable for speed..

Bow :: Bow (v. t.) A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled..

Pro- :: Pro- () A prefix signifying before, in front, forth, for, in behalf of, in place of, according to; as, propose, to place before; proceed, to go before or forward; project, to throw forward; prologue, part spoken before (the main piece); propel, prognathous; provide, to look out for; pronoun, a word instead of a noun; proconsul, a person acting in place of a consul; proportion, arrangement according to parts..

Ratchet :: Ratchet (n.) A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc..

Water Screw :: Water screw () A screw propeller.

Sailboat :: Sailboat (n.) A boat propelled by a sail or sails.

Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats..

Propeller :: Propeller (n.) 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..

Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames..

Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The length, measured along the axis, of a complete turn of the thread of a screw, or of the helical lines of the blades of a screw propeller..

Steamboating :: Steamboat (n.) A boat or vessel propelled by steam power; -- generally used of river or coasting craft, as distinguished from ocean steamers..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them..

Blade :: Blade (n.) The broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms of a screw propeller..

Propel :: Propel (v. t.) 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..

Throw :: Throw (n.) The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.

Row :: Row (v. t.) To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge..

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