"delta wing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: delta wings [plural]
Etymology: From the triangular shape of the majuscule Greek letter delta (Δ). Head templates: {{en-noun}} delta wing (plural delta wings)
  1. (aeronautics) An aircraft wing having a swept-back shape in the form of an isosceles triangle; used mostly on supersonic aircraft Wikipedia link: delta wing Categories (topical): Aeronautics Derived forms: delta (english: U.S. Space Force unit) Translations (swept-back wing): deltasiipi (Finnish), Deltaflügel [masculine] (German), δελταπτέρυγο (deltaptérygo) [neuter] (Greek), ala a delta [feminine] (Italian), треуго́льное крыло́ (treugólʹnoje kryló) [neuter] (Russian)

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