Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propwash deflection unit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prop-wash de-flec-tion u-nit
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device placed over or behind the propeller of a boat to deflect its prop wash downward as a very effective form of agitation dredging, primarily used by salvors to remove mud or sand from shallow-water shipwrecks.

Inflected Forms

propwash deflection units (plural)

Synonyms

deflector PDU

Questions

What does propwash deflection unit mean?
A device placed over or behind the propeller of a boat to deflect its prop wash downward as a very effective form of agitation dredging, primarily used by salvors to remove mud or sand from shallow-water shipwrecks.

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