lift
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6.1
- noun
- /lɪft/
- Specialized
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sustentación
- Tests on the model showed that the craft could not create enough lift to fly.
- lift and drag
- increase lift
- generate lift
It goes on a runway, it gathers speed, it has lift, and then it takes off.
- It goes on a runway, it gathers speed, it has lift, and then it takes off.
- But then he's still stalling, which means he still doesn't have enough lift.
- It's got a big, straight, fat wing that creates a ton of lift.
- You know, it has to have a little curve to it to generate lift, but it's only curved on one side, right?
- It's flying in a, in a, yeah, straight parallel to to the ground and creates lift.
Examples
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We just need to get enough lift to stay on top of the building as it falls.
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And so that surface provides extra lift and helps you trim out.
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Rather than adding lift, which is the expected move, I cut power and dropped straight down.
Fiction book (1999) -
We're gonna need more lift.
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Now, when we think about how wings work, wings move through the air and they generate a lift force.
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A stall is when an aircraft loses lift and begins to fall out of the sky.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Our most critical design restraints have to do with lift and control," Nguyen said.
Fiction book (1999) -
Finally, when flying, wings deflect upwards due to the upwards lift force they create.
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Wind passing through the revolving rotor creates lift on the blades, resulting in torque.
Academic text (1994) -
The pilot explained how lift is generated by the wings to counteract gravity during flight.
Synonyms
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5.8
An upward force from moving air that holds a wing up
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- Specialized
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4.4
Surgery that tightens the skin on the face and removes extra tissue to make someone look younger
A moving bar on a slope that pulls people up while they keep their skis or snowboard on
A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lift in flight talk is a useful name from the idea of 'raising' — air over a wing helps to 'lift' a plane up. A helpful way to remember is to think of the air doing the work to lift the airplane.