"ducted fan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ducted fans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ducted fan (plural ducted fans)
  1. A propeller which is housed inside a duct to improve engine performance of aircraft. Wikipedia link: ducted fan Related terms: turbofan
    Sense id: en-ducted_fan-en-noun-xyHZF5Bn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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