throttle

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English *throtel, diminutive of throte (“throat”), equivalent to throat + -le. Compare German Drossel (“throttle”). More at throat.

He had thrown back the throttle. — Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year, E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
That movement cut off the throttle. — The Boy with Wings, Berta Ruck
(Loosens curb-chain skilfully, and pats horse on nose and throttle.) — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling

accelerator, throttle valve

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