(a) a wire forming part of a stay for a telegraph pole; (b) a supporting wire on an aircraft.
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| 释义 | society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > wires for structural support > specific wires (5) stay-wire1876 (a) a wire forming part of a stay for a telegraph pole; (b) a supporting wire on an aircraft. stay1894 transferred. (a) A guy or rope supporting a flag-staff, or a pole of any kind. (b) A supporting wire or cable on an aircraft. lift wire1915 a wire on a biplane or light monoplane that extends from the wing to the fuselage and is designed to transmit part of the lift to the latter during… incidence wire1916 on a biplane (see quot. 1916). landing wire1917 a wire on a biplane or light monoplane that is designed to take the weight of a wing when the aircraft is on the ground. |
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