throttle
suomi-englanti sanakirjathrottle englannista suomeksi
venttiili
vähentää
kuristaa
kaasu
throttle englanniksi
A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
(syn)
(quote-journal)
(RQ:Scott Poetical Works)
(quote-book)
(quote-book)|title=Doctor Syn|author=Russell Thorndike|passage=From the cabin came that horrible song: "Here's to the feet wot have walked the plank. Yo ho! for the dead man's throttle."
To back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
(RQ:Milton Eikonoklastes)
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
(RQ:Shakespeare Midsummer)