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interrupter gear

interrupter gear noun: a triggering device attached to the machine gun armament of fighter aircraft so that the gun could fire through the arc of a spinning propeller without the bullets striking the blades.

Noun

interrupter gear (plural interrupter gears)

  1. A triggering device attached to the machine gun armament of fighter aircraft so that the gun could fire through the arc of a spinning propeller without the bullets striking the blades.

Synonyms of interrupter gear

Forms of interrupter gear

pluralinterrupter gears

Questions about interrupter gear

What does interrupter gear mean?
Interrupter gear means a triggering device attached to the machine gun armament of fighter aircraft so that the gun could fire through the arc of a spinning propeller without the bullets striking the blades.
What part of speech is interrupter gear?
Interrupter gear is a noun.
What is the plural of interrupter gear?
The plural of interrupter gear is interrupter gears.

Words near interrupter gear in the dictionary

  1. interruptedly
  2. interruptedness
  3. interruptee
  4. interruptees
  5. interrupter
  6. interrupter gear
  7. interrupter gears
  8. interrupters
  9. interruptest
  10. interrupteth
  11. interruptibility

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