English Explanatory Dictionary

dead stick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unpowered propeller.
  2. Failed aircraft power.
adv
  1. Without aircraft-engine power.
verb
  1. To fly, especially to land, an aircraft without power.

Word forms

dead stick dead sticks deadstick dead-stick dead sticking dead sticked

Etymology

From stick (“wooden two-bladed propeller”), possibly confounded with stick-like aircraft-engine throttles.

Related words

stick the landing
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