control stick
noun Aeronautics.
a lever by which a pilot controls the ailerons and elevator of an aircraft.
Origin of control stick
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby control stick
control panel,
control point,
control rocket,
control rod,
control room,
control stick,
control surface,
control survey,
control syringe,
control tower,
control unit
Example sentences from the Web for control stick
Once he had a sudden inspiration to pull back his control-stick.
'Green Balls' |Paul BewsherDarl tugged desperately at the control-stick, thrust the throttle over full measure.
The Great Dome on Mercury |Arthur Leo ZagatHe flung a last salvo from his hot machine-guns, then, heart numbing, jerked back the control-stick and careened high.
Astounding Stories, February, 1931 |Various
British Dictionary definitions for control stick
control stick
noun
the lever by which a pilot controls the lateral and longitudinal movements of an aircraft
Also called: control column, joy stick