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adjustable-pitch
[ uh-juhs-tuh-buhl-pich ]
adjective
- (of a marine or aircraft propeller) having blades whose pitch can be changed while the propeller is stationary, chiefly to suit various conditions of navigation or flight.
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Origin of adjustable-pitch1
First recorded in 1905–10
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