macarena wing
macarena wing noun: a flow-turning device. A drag-reduction device that rotates a drag-inducing downforce-producing wing element into a flipped upside-down position where it does not interfere with airflow.
Noun
macarena wing (plural macarena wings)
- A flow-turning device. A drag-reduction device that rotates a drag-inducing downforce-producing wing element into a flipped upside-down position where it does not interfere with airflow.
Forms of macarena wing
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Origin of macarena wing
Macarena (“dance”) + wing. Coined by the popular media, named after the popular 1990s dance that originated from the dancing in the video for the eponymous 1990s song by Los Del Rios. The song in turn is named after the Spanish female given name Macarena, which originates as a Marian title, after the location in Seville. The Seville location is named after the city gate, which had the Arabic name Bab-al-Makrin, which in turn is named for the land, which was once owned by a Roman patrician Macarius, from the Latin, which originates from Ancient Greek μακάριος (makários, “blessed, happy”).
Questions about macarena wing
- What does macarena wing mean?
- Macarena wing means a flow-turning device. A drag-reduction device that rotates a drag-inducing downforce-producing wing element into a flipped upside-down position where it does not interfere with airflow.
- What part of speech is macarena wing?
- Macarena wing is a noun.
- What is the plural of macarena wing?
- The plural of macarena wing is macarena wings.
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