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Pitot-static tube

Pi·tot-stat·ic tube [ ptō stattik tb, pee t stattik tb ] (plural Pi·tot-stat·ic tubes)


noun 
Definition:
 
air speed indicator: a device consisting of a Pitot tube and a static tube, used to measure fluid velocity and especially as an air speed indicator in an aircraft

[Early 20th century. See Pitot tube]
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