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Oleo meaning
A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
Example sentences (5)
Part of the popular Pro-Collagen range, the three key ingredients are Elderberry Oil, Padina Pavonica and English Rose Oleo Extract which are calming and soothing on the skin.
OLEO presented its report during the King County Council Law & Justice Committee Meeting on September 2, during which members of Le’s family testified.
He explained how at Guam "they eat coconuts" ("mangiano cochi") and that the natives there also "anoint the body and the hair with cocoanut and beneseed oil" ("ongieno eL corpo et li capili co oleo de cocho et de giongioli").
The benefits could range from 2.27 to 4.39 billion dollars over 20 years, depending on the capacity of the new oleo duct, according to Hill International's feasibility study.
The U.S. Navy finally accepted the F4U for shipboard operations in April 1944, after the longer oleo strut was fitted, which eliminated the tendency to bounce.