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spooling down

spooling down is the present participle and gerund of spool down.

Meaning of spool down

Verb

spool down (third-person singular simple present spools down, present participle spooling down, simple past and past participle spooled down)

  1. To decrease in rotational speed, producing a decrease in thrust.
    • All ground personnel MUST be made aware that big jet engines take a considerable time to spool down. We don't want any more mechanics getting sucked in or catapulted across the apron.

Questions about spooling down

What is spooling down the present participle and gerund of?
Spooling down is the present participle and gerund of spool down.

Words near spooling down in the dictionary

  1. spoolie
  2. spoolie brush
  3. spoolie brushes
  4. spoolies
  5. spooling
  6. spooling down
  7. spooling out
  8. spooling up
  9. spoolings
  10. spoolless
  11. spoollike

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