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oleo adjective & noun2. E20.
[from OLEO-.]
Aeronautics.
A. adjective. Designating (a system containing) a telescopic strut, used esp. in aircraft undercarriages, which absorbs shocks by causing oil to be forced through a small valve into a hollow piston when the strut is compressed. E20.
b. absol. as noun. Pl. -os. An oleo strut or leg. E20.