单词 | swing wing |
释义 | > as lemmasswing wing swing wing n. Brit. /ˈswɪŋ wɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˈswɪŋ ˌwɪŋ/ an aircraft wing whose sweep can be increased at high speeds to delay the development of shock waves and decreased at low speeds to provide more lift; frequently attributive (with hyphen); cf. variable sweep n. at variable adj. and n. Compounds 2b.ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > with wings of adjustable sweep or tilt tilt-wing1953 swing wing1965 1965 New Scientist 22 Apr. 217/1 One new project in view is the development..of a swing-wing aeroplane. 1976 Farnborough Internat. Exhib. (Official Programme) 8/1 Swing wings..permit Tornado to achieve its best performance in all sections of its flight. 1978 G. Vidal Kalki i. 5 I persuaded Boeing to drop the variable-geometry (or swing-wing) aircraft in favor of the fixed delta-shaped wing and tail plane. < as lemmas |
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