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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.

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Nearby words

  1. gulfport,
  2. gulfweed,
  3. gulgul,
  4. gull,
  5. gull wing,
  6. gullah,
  7. gullet,
  8. gulley,
  9. gullibility,
  10. gullible

Origin of gull-wing

First recorded in 1930–35

Definition for gull-wing (2 of 2)

gull wing

noun

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

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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