"featherable" meaning in English

See featherable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From 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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