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Noun
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autothrottle
Wikipedia
Etymology
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auto-
+
throttle
Pronunciation
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(
General American
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈɔ.toʊˌθɹɔ.təl/
,
[ˈɔ.ɾoʊˌθɹɔ.ɾəl]
Rhymes:
-ɒtəl
Noun
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autothrottle
(
plural
autothrottles
)
(
aviation
)
An
automatic
throttle
, allowing a
pilot
to control the power setting of an
aircraft
's
engines
by specifying a desired
flight
characteristic
, rather than
manually
controlling
fuel
flow
.
Categories
:
English terms prefixed with auto-
English 4-syllable words
English terms with IPA pronunciation
Rhymes:English/ɒtəl
Rhymes:English/ɒtəl/4 syllables
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
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