"dripstick" meaning in All languages combined

See dripstick on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dripsticks [plural]
Etymology: From drip + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drip|stick}} drip + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} dripstick (plural dripsticks)
  1. (aviation) A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick. Wikipedia link: dripstick

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