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leading edges

leading edges is the plural of leading edge.

Meaning of leading edge

Noun

leading edge (plural leading edges)

  1. The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.
  2. The foremost part of any physical object.
    • the leading edge of a cricket bat
  3. (broadly) The foremost part of a trend etc; a vanguard.
  4. The forefront of practice or technology.
    • DiBattista advocated balanced webmastery: Don't go to the leading edge if it forces users to buy the latest and greatest Web stuff.1996, Computerworld, volume 30, number 21
    Synonyms:
    bleeding edge

Questions about leading edges

What is leading edges the plural of?
Leading edges is the plural of leading edge.

Words near leading edges in the dictionary

  1. leading case
  2. leading cases
  3. leading diagonal
  4. leading diagonals
  5. leading edge
  6. leading edges
  7. leading from the front
  8. leading gentleman
  9. leading gentlemen
  10. leading hand
  11. leading hands

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