1. measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed; [syn: Pitot-static tube, Pitot head, Pitot tube]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pitot-static tube
n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube
and static tube that measures total and static pressure;
used in aircraft to measure airspeed [syn: Pitot-static
tube, Pitot head, Pitot tube]