Definitions for "Paddles"
F1 cars do not have gear sticks like commercial cars and drivers use small flat levers on either side of the steering wheel to change gears, these are called paddles. One paddle is for changing gears up, the other for down shifting.
Levers on either side of the back of a steering wheel with which a driver changes up and down the gearbox.
Levers on either side of the back of a steering wheel that a driver uses to change gears.
Fruit wood, usually cherry, boards with handles, sometimes graphite. Used for flattening glass and for shielding gaffer's arm. Homemade $5 stock at hardwood/woodworkers shop. A.R.T.Co $8-14, Paoli $15. Graphite: Moore $40, Paoli $35.
Plastic devices sometimes worn on the swimmers' hands during a practice.
Photo] Mechanism that allow water into and out of a lock by means of hatches cut in the gates or sluices - brick or stone-lined drains - cut into the chamber walls. Typically, a lock has " Ground Paddles" at its top gates and " Gate Paddles", also called " Fly Paddles", " Ranters" or " Flashers" on its bottom gates; but there are exceptions. There are various types of mechanisms used to raise and lower the paddles.
Keywords:  stubby, blades, quicker, servo, rotor
These are the shorter stubby blades on the end of the two rods opposite the rotor blades. These aid in pitching the main rotor blades for quicker responses and less servo stress.
See "Blades"
A name applied to certain types of machinery with rotating arms, which are used in various tanning operations for agitating hides or skins in process. Use more water than drums, allowing larger floats and consequently gentler action. Mostly used in the soaking and liming areas.
Keywords:  keyer, morse, tapped, semi, automatic
Short for "Morse Code Key", one that contains small paddles that are tapped in order to produce semi-automatic Morse Code (when connected to a "keyer").