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

Example Sentences

Star scrum-half Antoine Dupont may have been making his long-awaited return to the national team 11 months after a cruciate knee ligament injury, but it was flying wing Bielle-Biarrey and mercurial fly-half Matthieu Jalibert who stole the show, although lock Mickael Guillard was rewarded for his industry with the man-of-the-match award.

From Barron's

Flying wing Francesca McGhie scored twice to take her World Cup try tally to five, but it was not all straightforward as vintage Fijian flair and power kept the contest interesting.

From BBC

The Air Force is planning to build 100 of the warplanes, which have a flying wing shape much like their predecessor the B-2 Spirit but will incorporate advanced materials, propulsion and stealth technology to make them more survivable in a future conflict.

From Seattle Times

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 Literature

Nottingham began his approach, with Alvarez flying wing just seventy feet back.

From Literature