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thrust reversers

thrust reversers is the plural of thrust reverser.

Meaning of thrust reverser

Noun

thrust reverser (plural thrust reversers)

  1. A feature of modern aircraft that diverts the exhaust of the aircraft engines forward to function as a brake.
    Synonyms:
    reverse thrust

Questions about thrust reversers

What is thrust reversers the plural of?
Thrust reversers is the plural of thrust reverser.

Words near thrust reversers in the dictionary

  1. thrust load
  2. thrust loads
  3. thrust one's nose in
  4. thrust out
  5. thrust reverser
  6. thrust reversers
  7. thrust sheet
  8. thrust sheets
  9. thrust stage
  10. thrust stages
  11. thrust vectoring

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