rate of climb indicator

noun

An instrument installed in an aircraft that indicates the rate at which the aircraft is gaining or losing altitude.

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Meanings

nounrate of climb indicator (plural rate of climb indicators)

plural rate of climb indicators

  1. aeronauticsAn instrument installed in an aircraft that indicates the rate at which the aircraft is gaining or losing altitude.

Translations

Finnish nousunopeusmittari
  • nousunopeusmittariaviation instrument
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Chicago

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