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A specially designed duct, chamber, or
section, sometimes equipped with guide vanes, that decreases the velocity of a
fluid, as air, and increases its pressure, as in a jet engine, a wind tunnel,
etc. See supersonic
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use