flying wing

American  

noun

Aeronautics.

1. an airplane whose wings form almost all the airframe, with the fuselage almost or entirely within the wing structure.

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flying wing British  

noun

1. an aircraft consisting mainly of one large wing and no fuselage or tailplane

2. (in Canadian football) the twelfth player, who has a variable position behind the scrimmage line

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Etymology

Origin of flying wing

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

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flying wing

As the pilotless flying wing came in for a landing, winds suddenly picked up.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2019

The Palmdale factory is part of the Air Force’s massive Plant 42 operation, where some of the nation’s most secret warplanes have been built, including Northrop’s flying wing B-2 bomber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2017

James said the suppliers named Monday would work on the airframe and mission systems of the new flying wing stealth bomber, but gave no details.

From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2016

Chris Ashton's flying wing exploits may not have exactly overshadowed the manner of England's victory over Italy, but his defiance of Martin Johnson's order to touch the ball down safely before celebrating excited the media.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2011

And there, Galya said, “I looked behind and saw that all were flying wing tip to wing tip. So Klava said: ‘Just you look at them; they’re flying like in an air show.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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