See pitot tube on Wiktionary
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"A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft."
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"(aviation) A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft."
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"roman": "Pítuōguǎn",
"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
"word": "皮托管"
},
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"roman": "kōngsùguǎn",
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"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
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"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
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"word": "tube de Pitot"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "prijómnik vozdúšnovo davlénija",
"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
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],
"word": "приёмник возду́шного давле́ния"
},
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"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
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"word": "tubo de Pitot"
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"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
"word": "皮托管"
},
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"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
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"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
"word": "pitot-putki"
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"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
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"word": "tube de Pitot"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "prijómnik vozdúšnovo davlénija",
"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
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],
"word": "приёмник возду́шного давле́ния"
},
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"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
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"word": "tubo de Pitot"
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"sense": "pressure measuring instrument",
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"word": "tubo pitot"
}
],
"word": "pitot tube"
}
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