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dead sticks

dead sticks is the plural of dead stick.

dead sticks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dead stick.

Meaning of dead stick

Noun

dead stick (plural dead sticks)

  1. An unpowered propeller.
    • I had to land with a dead stick.
  2. (attributive, often) Failed aircraft power.
    • The 767 made a miraculous dead stick landing at an abandoned Canadian airfield.

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Questions about dead sticks

What is dead sticks the plural of?
Dead sticks is the plural of dead stick.

Words near dead sticks in the dictionary

  1. dead stand
  2. dead stands
  3. dead stick
  4. dead sticked
  5. dead sticking
  6. dead sticks
  7. dead stock
  8. dead stocks
  9. dead stop
  10. dead stops
  11. dead tail

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