"WIG" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} WIG (not comparable)
  1. (aviation, nautical) Initialism of wing-in-ground effect. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: wing-in-ground effect Derived forms (wing-in-ground-effect): WIG aeroplane, WIG aircraft, WIG airplane, WIG plane, WIG ship Related terms: WiG [alternative], WIGE [alternative], WiGE [alternative] Coordinate_terms: wing, in, ground, effect, IGE, in-ground-effect, OGE, out-of-ground-effect, GE, ground effect
    Sense id: en-WIG-en-adj-6LW0fjmk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Aviation, Nautical Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport Synonyms: wing-in-ground-effect, wing in ground-effect, wing-in-ground effect, wing in ground effect, WISE, WiSE, wing in surface effect, wing-in-surface-effect, wing in surface-effect, wing-in-surface effect, wing in surface effect
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