throttle

Throttle means:

• the song thrush ( Turdus philomelos )
• a family of globally distributed songbirds, see thrushes (Turdidae)
• a genus of the aforementioned family, see real thrushes ( Turdus )
• in the hunter's language the trachea of the hoofed game

Technology:

• a fitting in construction and fluid technology, see reduction
• Throttle (electrical engineering)
• in mechanical engineering a device to regulate the air supply, see throttle valve (motor)
• a throttle device in hydraulic engineering

Drossel or Droßel is the family name of the following people:

• Barbara Drossel (* 1963), German physicist
• Heinz Droßel (1916–2008), German officer and judge, Righteous Among the Nations
• Paul Drossel (1880–1954), German resistance fighter

See also:

• Throttle

Wiktionary: Drossel  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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