verb Download 🔗Share To cover or furnish with feathers. Examples : "The birdwatcher carefully feathered the small, empty nest with soft downy feathers. " animal bird nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To streamline the blades of an aircraft's propeller by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down so that the propeller does not windmill during flight. Examples : "After striking the bird, the pilot feathered the left, damaged engine’s propeller." technical vehicle machine nautical military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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