dripstick

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noun

A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.

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Meanings

noundripstick (plural dripsticks)

plural dripsticks

  1. aeronauticsA thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.

Origin

From drip + stick.

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APA

dripstick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dripstick

MLA

“dripstick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dripstick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dripstick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dripstick.

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