washin

American  

[wosh-in, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌɪn, ˈwɔʃ- /

Or wash-in

noun

Aeronautics.

1. a warp in an airfoil that gives an increase in the angle of attack toward the tip.

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washin British  

/ ˈwɒʃɪn /

noun

1. aeronautics an increase in the angle of attack of an aircraft wing towards the wing tip

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Etymology

Origin of washin

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase wash in

Example Sentences

We get two dollars a week relief, and I earn one dollar a week takin' in washin'.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he set us doin' all sorts of things, carryin' dishes, bringin' his terbaker, and I had to carry water; and finally he made me wipe dishes which a girl was washin'.

From Mitch Miller by Sloan, John

I kind o’ told him that wouldn’t help the sale any, so he said it could be used fer washin’.

From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Cullum, Ridgwell

An' thin ye'd want me to give ye lodgin' and washin'.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

You’re powerful dusty and your face needs washin’.

From Dorothy's Travels by Schneider, S.