Etymology

blucket

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Today it means: A type of turbine blade where the inner portion of the blade is driven by expanding exhaust gases from the engine core, while the outer portion extends into the bypass duct and serves as a fan blade; used on a few turbofans with rear-mounted fans. Full definition →

English bucket ← Middle English boket ← Old English blæd
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₃-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bladą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*blad
  4. Old Englishblæd
  5. Middle Englishblad
  6. Middle Englishblade
  7. Englishblade
  8. Middle Englishboket
  9. Englishbucket
  10. English todayblucket

Blend of blade + bucket; the use of bucket here refers to the inner, turbine portion of the blade.

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