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spools down

spools down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 spools down

What is spools down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spools down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spool down.

Words near spools down in the dictionary

  1. spooling up
  2. spoolings
  3. spoolless
  4. spoollike
  5. spools
  6. spools down
  7. spools out
  8. spools up
  9. spoolsful
  10. spoolup
  11. spoolwood

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