blended-wing

adjective

blend·ed-wing

of an airplane

: having a body shape that combines the functions of a wing and a fuselage

In blended-wing bodies, otherwise known as flying wings, the fuselage and wing function aerodynamically as a single unit.

Eric Adams, Popular Science, October 2002

blended wing noun

The blended wing needs more lifting area than a conventional airliner to support its weight at the low speeds of takeoff and landing …

Peter Garrison, Air & Space, September 2000

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

单词	blended-wing
释义	blended-wing adjective blend·ed-wing of an airplane : having a body shape that combines the functions of a wing and a fuselage In blended-wing bodies, otherwise known as flying wings, the fuselage and wing function aerodynamically as a single unit. Eric Adams, Popular Science, October 2002 blended wing noun The blended wing needs more lifting area than a conventional airliner to support its weight at the low speeds of takeoff and landing … Peter Garrison, Air & Space, September 2000 Word History First Known Use 1972, in the meaning defined above
随便看	firmnesses firms firms (up) coldnesses colds coldshouldered coldshouldering coldshoulders coldslaw cole colead coleader coleaders coleading coleads colectivo colectomies coled colegio colemanite colemanites Coleochaetaceae coleochaetaceous Coleochaete coleonyces