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fixed-wing

fixed-wing adjective: referring to aircraft whose wings are fastened to the fuselage, and remain in the same position during flight.

Adjective

fixed-wing (not comparable)

  1. (aircraft) Referring to aircraft whose wings are fastened to the fuselage, and remain in the same position during flight.

Questions about fixed-wing

What does fixed-wing mean?
Fixed-wing means referring to aircraft whose wings are fastened to the fuselage, and remain in the same position during flight.
What part of speech is fixed-wing?
Fixed-wing is an adjective.

Words near fixed-wing in the dictionary

  1. fixed-point number
  2. fixed-point numbers
  3. fixed-term
  4. fixed-term contract
  5. fixed-term contracts
  6. fixed-wing
  7. fixedly
  8. fixedness
  9. fixednesses
  10. fixedst
  11. fixen

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