Pitot-static tube: Meaning and Definition of

Pi'tot-stat'ic tube"

Pronunciation: (pē'tō-stat'ik, pē-tō'-), [key]
— Aeron. (often l.c.)Aeron.
  1. a device combining a Pitot tube with a static tube: used to measure airspeed.
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