SINCE 1828
oleo strut
noun
\ˈōlēˌō-\
Definition of oleo strut
: a cylindrical strut with a built-in telescopic shock absorber that damps or absorbs rectilinear shock (as in an aircraft landing gear) by forcing oil up through an orifice in the bottom of a hollow piston into an air-compression chamber
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