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blucket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bluck-et
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English bladder. Middle English blade English blade Middle English boket English bucket blend English blucket Blend of blade + bucket; the use of bucket here refers to the inner, turbine portion of the blade.

Inflected Forms

bluckets (plural)

Questions

What does blucket mean?
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.
Where does blucket come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English bladder. Middle English blade English blade Middle English boket English bucket blend English blucket Blend of blade + bucket; the use of bucket here refers to the inner, turbine portion of the blade.

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