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swashplates

swashplates is the plural of swashplate.

Meaning of swashplate

Noun

swashplate (plural swashplates)

  1. A revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft.
  2. A device that translates input from a helicopter's controls into motion of the main rotor blades.

Questions about swashplates

What is swashplates the plural of?
Swashplates is the plural of swashplate.

Words near swashplates in the dictionary

  1. swashest
  2. swashing
  3. swashing someone's buckle
  4. swashings
  5. swashplate
  6. swashplates
  7. swashway
  8. swashways
  9. swashy
  10. swass
  11. swasses

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