throttles in English

noun
1
a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.
the engines were at full throttle
2
a throat, gullet, or windpipe.
The neck of each bottle she thrusts down her throttle .
verb
1
attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them.
she was sorely tempted to throttle him
synonyms:chokestranglestrangulategarrotegagsuppressinhibitstiflecontrolrestraincheckcontainchoke offput a/the lid onstopput an end toendstamp out
2
control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle.
The pilot wiped out his flight controls, throttled the engines to military thrust, and quickly checked the instruments.
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1. Advancing master throttles.

2. The pilot pushes the throttles forward.

3. Adjustable and non-adjustable throttles and capacitors for reactive power compensation

4. The throttles controlling the aircraft's four Alison T-56 turboprops were advanced to their stops.

5. Almost unconsciously, I placed my hands on the four throttles of the 747.

6. THE captain pushes the throttles forward, and the first officer acknowledges receiving clearance from air traffic control.

7. A buyer hitting either of these throttles will see less than 100% of ad requests as callouts.

8. I make sure the throttles are in MIL power, push the nose down(Sentencedict.com), and fly out.

9. Ad Exchange throttles a video ad by limiting the total number of auctions it can win per hour to twelve.

10. Our grievance is not against any people or any country as such , and we know that even in imperialist England , which throttles us , there are many who do not love imperialism and who stand for freedom . . .