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azipod

noun

Etymology

A trademark, from a blend of azimuth thruster + pod

  1. derived from *baiteh₂-✻ — “woolen clothes”
  2. inherited from *paidō✻ — “coat, smock, shirt”
  3. inherited from *paidu✻
  4. inherited from pād — “an outer garment, covering, coat, cloak”
  5. inherited from *pod✻
  6. compounded as azipod — “azimuth thruster + pod”

Definitions

  1. An azimuth thruster, an engine and ships' propeller in an underslung pod that is azimuth…

    An azimuth thruster, an engine and ships' propeller in an underslung pod that is azimuth adjustable, to replace a fixed-azimuth propeller and rudder configuration.

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