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Meaning of dead stick | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An unpowered propeller.
  2. Failed aircraft power.
    attributive, often

Examples

“I had to land⟳ with a dead stick⟳.”
“The 767 made a miraculous dead stick⟳ landing at an abandoned Canadian airfield.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dead stop dead tail dead tired dead tree dead tree edition dead wagon

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