pressure nozzle

noun

1

aeronautics : pitot-static tube

2

aeronautics : a combination of a venturi tube and either a pitot or a static tube in which each of the two tubes is joined to a differential pressure gauge the scale of which is calibrated to indicate the velocity of airflow

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