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noun
an airplane wing that slants briefly upward from the fuselage and then extends horizontally outward.
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Origin of gull wing
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby gull wing
gullet, gulley, gullible, Gulliver's Travels, Gullstrand, gull wing, gully, gullywasher, gulosity, gulp, gulper eel
Other definitions for gull wing (2 of 2)
gull-wing
[ guhl-wing ]
/ ˈgʌlˌwɪŋ /
adjective
(of an automobile door) hinged at the top and opening upward.
having gull-wing doors: a gull-wing sports car.
having or resembling airplane gull wings.
Origin of gull-wing
First recorded in 1930–35
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British Dictionary definitions for gull wing
gull-wing
/ (ˈɡʌlˌwɪŋ) /
adjective
(of a car door) opening upwards
(of an aircraft wing) having a short upward-sloping inner section and a longer horizontal outer section
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