"dog tooth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dog teeth [plural], dog tooths [plural], dogtooth [alternative], dog-tooth [alternative], dog's tooth [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|dog teeth|s}} dog tooth (plural dog teeth or dog tooths)
  1. (aviation, informal) A sharp zig-zag pattern on the leading edge of a wing which increases the vorticity over the wing and reduces spanwise flow. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-dog_tooth-en-noun-yv1G9HHR Categories (other): Aviation, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Alternative form of dogtooth in its various senses. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dogtooth (extra: in its various senses)
    Sense id: en-dog_tooth-en-noun-NlZRlOaW

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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