trailing edge
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- noun
- Specialized
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bisel trasero
- Water intakes are located below the trailing edge of the wings.
- trailing edge of the wing
- trailing edge of the blade
Examples
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The split flap consisted of a hinged section on the trailing edge of the underside of the wing.
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The flaps on the trailing edge of the wing help control the aircraft's descent speed.
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I see some fuel coming off the trailing edge.
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Right wing's trailing edge is damaged.
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In reality, the air traveling above reaches the wing's trailing edge much faster than the air beneath.
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Conventional aircraft direct their flight with movable flaps on the trailing edges of their wings and tail.
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Circulation control blowing from a pressurized air plenum at the trailing edge of the wing can provide a high lift system with no external moving parts, thereby reducing both drag and weight.
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Slotted wings didn't have much impact until they were combined with flaps, extensions on the trailing edge of the wing that a pilot can extend during landing and takeoff to increase lift.
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During the landing process, the pilot noticed the trailing edge of the left wing was slightly bent.
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Engineers designed the new aircraft to improve the airflow over the trailing edge for better fuel efficiency.
Surface Forms
Morphology
trailing + edge
The meaning 'rear edge' is directly derivable from 'trailing' (following/at the back) combined with 'edge' (boundary), so the compound transparently denotes the back/border part of an object. This is a regular compositional pattern and a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning even if they haven't seen the technical aeronautical context.
Etymology
Trailing edge comes from the simple image of trailing meaning 'following' and edge meaning the outer part of a wing, so it refers to the 'back' or 'rear' edge of a wing or blade today.