THROTTLES

9 letters 12 Scrabble points

Definition of THROTTLES

noun
  1. 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.

  2. The lever or pedal that controls this valve.

  3. The windpipe or trachea.

Related words: accelerator gas gas pedal
verb
  1. To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).

  2. To strangle or choke someone.

  3. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T H R O T T L E S
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 12 points