variable-pitch

[ vair-ee-uh-buhl-pich ]

adjective

, Aeronautics, Nautical.

1. (of a propeller) controllable-pitch.

Example Sentences

The benefits from variable camber could be increased by the introduction of a propeller with a variable pitch.

From Project Gutenberg

It had flaps which permitted slow landings and short take-offs, and it had retractable landing gear and variable-pitch propeller.

From Project Gutenberg

The chamber is provided with twenty-four grooves of variable pitch which have a final inclination of 8.

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