Definitions
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- noun An unpowered propeller.
- noun often used attributively Failed aircraft power.
- adverb Without aircraft-engine power.
- verb To fly, especially to land, an aircraft without power.
Etymologies
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From stick ("wooden two-bladed propeller"), possibly confounded with stick-like aircraft-engine throttles.
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