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PDU

PDU is the initialism of power distribution unit.

PDU is the initialism of propwash deflection unit.

PDU is the initialism of professional development unit.

PDU is the initialism of protocol data unit.

PDU is the initialism of poor dumb user.

Meaning of propwash deflection unit

Noun

propwash deflection unit (plural propwash deflection units)

  1. A device placed over or behind the propeller of a boat to deflect its prop wash downward as a very effective form of agitation dredging, primarily used by salvors to remove mud or sand from shallow-water shipwrecks.
    Synonyms:
    deflector, PDU

Forms of PDU

pluralPDUs

Questions about PDU

What is PDU the initialism of?
PDU is the initialism of power distribution unit.

Words near PDU in the dictionary

  1. PDRs
  2. PDS
  3. PDSI
  4. PDT
  5. PDTs
  6. PDU
  7. PDU30
  8. PDUs
  9. PDW
  10. PDWs
  11. PDX

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Adapted from Wiktionary: PDU (page history and authors); propwash deflection unit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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