trailing edge

American  

noun

Aeronautics.

1. the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.

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trailing edge British  

noun

1. the rear edge of a propeller blade or aerofoil Compare leading edge

2. physics the edge of a pulse signal as its amplitude falls

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Etymology

Origin of trailing edge

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

These thrust differentials are coordinated with dual flaps on the trailing edges of the stubby wings.

From The Wall Street Journal

First, the fringes reduce the fluctuations in airflow by breaking up the trailing edge vortices.

From Science Daily

Hesselink of ING predicted that most Chinese chip makers will now opt to focus on "trailing edge" or production of chips using slightly older technology.

From Reuters

The auxiliary spar is the trailing edge of the elevator, which flaps up or down to move the nose of the plane up or down.

From Seattle Times

By morning, he’d sliced the board in half, rounded the nose and whittled the base down to a sharp trailing edge.

From Los Angeles Times