dripstick
dripstick · dripsticks
A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large…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tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.
Origin
From drip + stick.From drip + stick.
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Forms
plural: dripsticks| Singular | dripstick |
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