PITOT-STATIC TUBE

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Meaning:

Measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed

Synonyms:

Pitot-static tube; Pitot head; Pitot tube

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Pitot-static tube" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

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