Winglike
adjective
1.
resembling a wing.
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noun, Aeronautics. 1. See under loading (def 4). noun 1. the act of a person or thing that loads. 2. that with which something is loaded; load, burden, or charge. 3. Electricity. the process of adding reactance to a telephone circuit, radio antenna, etc. 4. Aeronautics. the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane […]
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noun 1. Air Force. a pilot in a plane that flies just outside and behind the right wing of the leading aircraft in a flight formation, in order to provide protective support. 2. Slang. a man who helps, protects, or guides a friend or associate: the CEO’s troubleshooting wingman. a man who helps a friend […]
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noun 1. a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger. noun 1. a threaded nut tightened by hand by means of two flat lugs or wings projecting from the central body Also called butterfly nut wing it
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noun 1. a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger. noun 1. a threaded nut tightened by hand by means of two flat lugs or wings projecting from the central body Also called butterfly nut
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