fixed-wingadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌfɪkstˈwɪŋ/us/ˌfɪkstˈwɪŋ/used for describing an aircraft with wings that stay in the same position, rather than moving up and down or going round
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Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- air ambulance
- biplane
- copter
- dive-bomber
- drone
- flying boat
- glider
- hang-glider
- jet
- jet-propelled
- light aircraft
- microlight
- plane
- seaplane
- transport plane
- turboprop
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- warplane
- winged
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