throttle
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈθrɑːtəl/
:
acelerador
- The pilot adjusted the throttle to increase the aircraft's speed during takeoff.
- throttle valve
- throttle control
You get great throttle response and just excellent, excellent power.
- You get great throttle response and just excellent, excellent power.
- And the trigger had basically like a throttle on it.
- All right, so I'm steering wheel guy and your throttle guy.
- But most interestingly, the throttle response and braking are very, very gradual and soft.
- Now it's time for our throttle zip ties.
Examples
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Large throttle levers in the centre set the engine power.
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The hand throttle is set halfway down.
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Keep your foot like just standing on that throttle, turn left.
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You get great throttle response and just excellent, excellent power.
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Let go of the throttle!
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When I tell you I want you to push these forward, full power, full throttle.
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All right, so I'm going to put the throttle all the way down.
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Next to the throttle is the air speed gauge.
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At the end of it, he punched the throttle up to full power.
Fiction book (1996) -
I jammed my foot down on the throttle, gunned the engine to its fiercest pitch.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
104
2.5
The pedal that makes a car go faster when you press it
15
3.0
A pedal in a car that makes the engine go faster
14
2.5
A foot pedal in a car that controls the car's speed
1
3.0
A foot pedal in a car that controls the engine speed
A part that controls how much air and fuel go into an engine to change its speed or power
Compounds
- Specialized
A part that controls how much air and fuel go into an engine to change its speed or power
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Throttle comes from an old word for throat and the idea of 'choking' a flow. So a throttle on an engine is the control that opens or narrows the engine's 'throat' to let more or less fuel and change the power.