controllable-pitch

con·trol·la·ble-pitch

[kuhn-troh-luh-buhl-pich]
adjective
(of a marine or aircraft propeller) having blades whose pitch can be changed during navigation or flight; variable-pitch.


Origin:
1935–40

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