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featherable

featherable adjective: of a propeller: capable of having its blades streamlined by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down, so that the propeller does not windmill as the aircraft flies.

Adjective

featherable (not comparable)

  1. Of a propeller: capable of having its blades streamlined by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down, so that the propeller does not windmill as the aircraft flies.

Origin of featherable

From feather + -able.

Questions about featherable

What does featherable mean?
Featherable means of a propeller: capable of having its blades streamlined by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down, so that the propeller does not windmill as the aircraft flies.
What part of speech is featherable?
Featherable is an adjective.

Words near featherable in the dictionary

  1. feather-tailed glider
  2. feather-tailed gliders
  3. feather-tailed possum
  4. feather-tailed possums
  5. feather-veined
  6. featherable
  7. featherback
  8. featherbacks
  9. featherbed
  10. featherbedded
  11. featherbedding

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