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wing|tip — wing tip, or wing|tip «WIHNG TIHP», noun. 1. the outer end of a wing, as of a bird, insect, or airplane. 2. an ornamental tip on a shoe which is carried back along the sides. 3. a shoe with such a tip … Useful english dictionary
wing tip — noun 1. a shoe having a wing tip toecap • Hypernyms: ↑shoe 2. a decorative toecap having a point extending toward the throat of the shoe • Hypernyms: ↑toecap * * * noun 1. : a toecap having a point extending back toward the throat of the shoe and … Useful english dictionary
Wing tip — The wing tip is that part of the wing most distant from the fuselage of a fixed wing aircraft.Because the wing tip shape influences the size and drag of the wing tip vortices, tip design has produced a diversity of shapes, including: * Squared… … Wikipedia
wing-tip vortices — An area of extreme turbulence below an aircraft in flight caused by the high pressure below the wing spilling over the wing tip into low pressure on top of the wing producing a tight spiral, or a vortex of air. Wing tip vortices … Aviation dictionary
wing-tip sail — A wing tip device to produce a significant reduction in drag. At the tip of the wing, there is a strong upflow, as the air spills over from the underside. The sails are angled so that they generate a forward component of force, or negative drag.… … Aviation dictionary
Wing Tip Trail — Mit Rauch sichtbar gemachte Wirbelschleppe (NASA). Bei Wirbelschleppen (engl. wake turbulence), auch Wirbelzöpfe oder Randwirbel genannt, handelt es sich um zopfartige, gegenläufig drehende Luftverwirbelungen hinter fliegenden Flugzeugen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wing tip trails — Mit Rauch sichtbar gemachte Wirbelschleppe (NASA). Bei Wirbelschleppen (engl. wake turbulence), auch Wirbelzöpfe oder Randwirbel genannt, handelt es sich um zopfartige, gegenläufig drehende Luftverwirbelungen hinter fliegenden Flugzeugen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
wing-tip trails — Very thin transient trails emanating from the tips of the wings and at times also from the tailplane of an aircraft. They are formed by the reduction of pressure at the extremities of the wings of an aircraft resulting from adiabatic expansion,… … Aviation dictionary
wing·tip — /ˈwıŋˌtıp/ noun, pl tips [count] 1 : the pointed end of a wing a bird with a red head and black wingtips The wingtip of the plane almost touched the ground. 2 US : a type of usually leather shoe that is worn by a man and that has an extra piece… … Useful english dictionary
wing tip — 1. Also, wingtip. the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing. 2. a toecap, often with a perforated pattern, having a point at the center and a piece at each side extending back along the top and sides. 3. a style of shoe with such a toe. 4. the… … Universalium
