"tiltwing" meaning in All languages combined

See tiltwing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tiltwings [plural]
Etymology: tilt + wing Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tilt|wing}} tilt + wing Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiltwing (plural tiltwings)
  1. A kind of aircraft featuring a wing that is horizontal for conventional forward flight and rotates up for vertical takeoff and landing.
    Sense id: en-tiltwing-en-noun-a-S3lSln Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tiltwing meaning in All languages combined (1.0kB)

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