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单词 flying wing
释义

flying wing in British English

noun
1. 
an aircraft consisting mainly of one large wing and no fuselage or tailplane
2. 
(in Canadian football) the twelfth player, who has a variable position behind the scrimmage line

flying wing in American English

noun
Aeronautics
an airplane whose wings form almost all the airframe, with the fuselage almost or entirely within the wing structure
Word origin
[1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, bingo, hard core, roadblock, walk-through

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Examples of 'flying wing' in a sentence
flying wing

Aviation enthusiasts have speculated that this could be a flying wing design.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
One was an asymmetric flying wing based on a sycamore seed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The one-man flying wing is the latest military tool, allowing special forces troops to glide undetected up to 200km (125 miles) into enemy territory.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Wasps fans would have been far from impressed by the two tacklers who merely bounced off the flying wing as he applied the accelerator.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
This will be little more than a flying wing, 18 metres wide and covered in solar cells.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The flying wing, who missed out on the autumn internationals with a hamstring strain, requires an operation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Five at the back, three central defenders all comfortable on the ball and a couple of flying wing-backs capable of pinging in a decent cross.
The Sun (2018)

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