gull wing


noun
  1. an airplane wing that slants briefly upward from the fuselage and then extends horizontally outward.

Origin of gull wing

1
First recorded in 1930–35

Other definitions for gull-wing (2 of 2)

gull-wing
[ guhl-wing ]

adjective
  1. (of an automobile door) hinged at the top and opening upward.

  2. having gull-wing doors: a gull-wing sports car.

  1. having or resembling airplane gull wings.

Origin of gull-wing

2
First recorded in 1930–35

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British Dictionary definitions for gull-wing

gull-wing

/ (ˈɡʌlˌwɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. (of a car door) opening upwards

  2. (of an aircraft wing) having a short upward-sloping inner section and a longer horizontal outer section

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