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noun Aeronautics.
a lever by which a pilot controls the ailerons and elevator of an aircraft.
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Origin of control stick

First recorded in 1930–35
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control stick

noun
the lever by which a pilot controls the lateral and longitudinal movements of an aircraftAlso called: control column, joy stick
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