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droop nose

–noun
1. Aeronautics.
a. a downward-sloping, adjustable aircraft nose, which increases visibility for the pilot during takeoff and landing.
b. an aircraft with this type of nose.
c. an adjustable flap at the leading edge of an aircraft wing.
2. a motor vehicle with a downward-sloping nose.
Also, droop-nose.
Also called droop snoot, droop-snoot, droop-snooter.


droop-nosed, adjective
droop-noser, noun
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droop nose  
n.  An aircraft nose section that can be inclined downward to increase runway visibility on takeoff and landing. Also called droop snoot.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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