blucket

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noun

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.

OriginEnglish bucket ← Middle English boket ← Old English blæd →
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Meanings

nounblucket (plural bluckets)

plural bluckets

  1. aeronauticsA 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.

Origin

  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. Englishblucket

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

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APA

blucket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blucket

MLA

“blucket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blucket. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blucket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blucket.

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