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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.

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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.

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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