Overview of noun pitot_tube
The noun pitot tube has 2 senses
- Pitot tube, Pitot -- (measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow)
- Pitot-static tube, Pitot head, Pitot tube -- (measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed)
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