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  • gull wing
    gull wing
    noun
    an airplane wing that slants briefly upward from the fuselage and then extends horizontally outward.
  • gull-wing
    gull-wing
    adjective
    (of an automobile door) hinged at the top and opening upward.

gull wing

1 American  

noun

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

gull-wing 2 American  
[guhl-wing] / ˈgʌlˌwɪŋ /

adjective

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

  2. having gull-wing doors.

    a gull-wing sports car.

  3. having or resembling airplane gull wings.

gull-wing British  
/ 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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Etymology

Origin of gull wing1

First recorded in 1930–35

Origin of gull-wing2

First recorded in 1930–35

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