rate-of-climb indicator

[ reyt-uhv-klahym ]

/ ˈreɪt əvˈklaɪm /

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noun Aeronautics.

a flight instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent of an aircraft.

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Origin of rate-of-climb indicator

First recorded in 1945–50

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