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wetted area

wetted area noun: the total surface area of an aircraft.

Noun

wetted area (usually uncountable, plural wetted areas)

  1. (usually) The total surface area of an aircraft.
  2. (usually) The total portion of the surface area of the hull which is immersed in water.
  3. (usually) The total surface area of the upper bodywork, wings, and radiator.

Forms of wetted area

pluralwetted areas

Questions about wetted area

What does wetted area mean?
Wetted area means the total surface area of an aircraft.
What part of speech is wetted area?
Wetted area is a noun.
What is the plural of wetted area?
The plural of wetted area is wetted areas.

Words near wetted area in the dictionary

  1. Wetta
  2. wettabilities
  3. wettability
  4. wettable
  5. wetted
  6. wetted area
  7. wetted areas
  8. wetted down
  9. wetted one's beak
  10. wetted one's clay
  11. wetted one's pants

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