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wing loading

noun

, Aeronautics.
  1. loading4

wing loading

noun

  1. the total weight of an aircraft divided by its wing area
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wing loading1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences

The total weight was 1,500 lbs., giving a wing-loading of 14 lbs.

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