wake vortices
wake vortices is the plural of wake vortex.
Meaning of wake vortex
Noun
wake vortex (plural wake vortices)
- One of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other.
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- What is wake vortices the plural of?
- Wake vortices is the plural of wake vortex.
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