rotary wing
nounAeronautics.
an airfoil that rotates about an approximately vertical axis, as that supporting a helicopter or autogiro in flight.
Origin of rotary wing
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby rotary wing
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How to use rotary wing in a sentence
They have no jet aircraft—they rely on rotary wing aircraft.
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