"featherable" meaning in All languages combined

See featherable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: feather + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|feather|able}} feather + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} featherable (not comparable)
  1. (aeronautics) 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. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Aeronautics

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