English Explanatory Dictionary

featherable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a propeller: capable of having its blades streamlined by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down, so that the propeller does not windmill as the aircraft flies.

Word forms

featherable

Etymology

From feather + -able.

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