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doll's eye

doll's eye noun: a magnetic indicator in the cockpit that turns white in the event of a problem.

Noun

doll's eye

  1. (attributive, often) A magnetic indicator in the cockpit that turns white in the event of a problem.
    • A standard NGL flow sensor at the inlet to the pressure demand regulator operated a doll's eye indicator […]1996, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development, AGARDograph, volume 286, page 58
    • Eric Bennett showed me around the cockpit and off I went on a familiarization flight and I was very impressed. […] On the right-hand side of the cockpit were two switches and two 'doll's eye' indicators.2006, Brian Mercer, Black Arrow Blue Diamond

Questions about doll's eye

What does doll's eye mean?
Doll's eye means a magnetic indicator in the cockpit that turns white in the event of a problem.
What part of speech is doll's eye?
Doll's eye is a noun.

Words near doll's eye in the dictionary

  1. Doljești
  2. Dolkart
  3. Dolkarts
  4. doll
  5. doll up
  6. doll's eye
  7. doll's eye sign
  8. doll's eyes
  9. doll's house
  10. doll's houses
  11. doll's pram

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