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puff pipe

puff pipe noun: a pipe on a VTOL aircraft that expels compressed air in order to stabilize the craft.

Noun

puff pipe (plural puff pipes)

  1. A pipe on a VTOL aircraft that expels compressed air in order to stabilize the craft.
    • Basically, the Bedstead proved that stabilizing a jet-borne aircraft by means of "puff pipes" was practical and that not only was auto-stabilizing possible but that, with training, manual stabilizing could also be achieved.1966, Sung-ming Wang, VTOL vehicles: practice and potential, page 72

puff pipe meaning in Tamil

puff pipe in Tamil

பொக்கு குழாய்

Forms of puff pipe

pluralpuff pipes

Questions about puff pipe

What does puff pipe mean?
Puff pipe means a pipe on a VTOL aircraft that expels compressed air in order to stabilize the craft.
What is puff pipe in Tamil?
Puff pipe in Tamil is பொக்கு குழாய். See Puff pipe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is puff pipe?
Puff pipe is a noun.
What is the plural of puff pipe?
The plural of puff pipe is puff pipes.

Words near puff pipe in the dictionary

  1. puff pastes
  2. puff pastries
  3. puff pastry
  4. puff piece
  5. puff pieces
  6. puff pipe
  7. puff pipes
  8. puff the magic dragon
  9. puff up
  10. puff, puff, pass
  11. puff-box

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