TRAILING EDGE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The rear edge of an airfoil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trailing edge" is a kind of...):

edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)

Holonyms ("trailing edge" is a part of...):

aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)

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