Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

droop snoot

/ˌdɹuːp ˈsnuːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: droop s-noot
IPA: /ˌdɹuːp ˈsnuːt/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aeroplane nose which tends to lower or which can be lowered.

noun

A leading edge of an airfoil which can move as a unit to adjust camber.

Dated

Example Sentences

"ln normal flight, the droop snoot is straightened out as in normal aircraft. The American built XB-70 plane also had such a droop snoot for this same reason."
"At left and below left, the two photographs show P-38s with a droop snoot finish from the 20th Fighter Group."
"His new dilemma was whether to lower the droop snoot; doing so would enable him to see what he was doing when landing, but might also use up the last of his hydraulic pressure."
"[…] insufficient data have been gathered so far to establish how much of the good low speed characteristics are due to the "droop snoot" and how much are due to the regular flap."
"On their first flight, the pilots also made sure about the "droop snoot"."
"It is noted that in cross sectional view, the underside (pressure side) of the droop snoot airfoil is relatively smooth."

Etymology

From droop (“drooping”) + snoot (“nose”).

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

droop snoots (plural) droopsnoot (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce droop snoot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɹuːp ˈsnuːt/.
What does droop snoot mean?: An aeroplane nose which tends to lower or which can be lowered.
Where does droop snoot come from?: From droop (“drooping”) + snoot (“nose”).

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