Added 10 October 2026 airscrew noun Categories: ThingsObscure Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about airscrew at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The propeller of an aircraft; the prop. Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air. Origin From air + screw. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: propbladedpropellerhelicopteronpropulsorpropfanpropshaftpusherpropliner Back to today's word