spooled up
spooled up is the simple past and past participle of spool up.
Meaning of spool up
Verb
spool up (third-person singular simple present spools up, present participle spooling up, simple past and past participle spooled up)
- To wind up onto a spool.
- To increase in rotational speed, producing an increase in thrust.
- The large rotational inertia of the heavy compressor and turbine rotors makes the engine slow to spool up from idle.
- To be brought into full operation; to reach full potential or capacity.
- Near-synonym: spin up
- Synonyms:
- spin up
Questions about spooled up
- What is spooled up the simple past and past participle of?
- Spooled up is the simple past and past participle of spool up.
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