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autothrottle

US/ˈɔ.toʊˌθɹɔ.təl/

autothrottle noun: an automatic throttle, allowing a pilot to control the power setting of an aircraft's engines by specifying a desired flight characteristic, rather than manually controlling fuel flow.

Noun

autothrottle (plural autothrottles)

  1. An automatic throttle, allowing a pilot to control the power setting of an aircraft's engines by specifying a desired flight characteristic, rather than manually controlling fuel flow.

Forms of autothrottle

pluralautothrottles

Origin of autothrottle

From auto- + throttle.

Words that rhyme with autothrottle

Questions about autothrottle

What does autothrottle mean?
Autothrottle means an automatic throttle, allowing a pilot to control the power setting of an aircraft's engines by specifying a desired flight characteristic, rather than manually controlling fuel flow.
What part of speech is autothrottle?
Autothrottle is a noun.
How do you pronounce autothrottle?
Autothrottle is pronounced /ˈɔ.toʊˌθɹɔ.təl/ (US).
What is the plural of autothrottle?
The plural of autothrottle is autothrottles.

Words near autothrottle in the dictionary

  1. autotherapy
  2. autothermal
  3. autothermic
  4. autothermy
  5. autothonous
  6. autothrottle
  7. autothrottles
  8. autothysis
  9. autotiering
  10. autotimer
  11. autotimers

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