fenestron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protected tail rotor of a helicopter, operating like a ducted fan.

Word forms

fenestron fenestrons

Etymology

Borrowed from French fenestron (“small window”), ultimately from Latin fenestra (“window”).

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