wingtip — [wiŋ′tip΄] n. 1. the outermost end of a wing 2. ☆ a) a man s shoe, esp. a brogue, of a style characterized by a decorative piece of leather over the vamp, peaked toward the tongue, with perforations on it and along the sides extending back from… … English World dictionary
Wingtip — Winglet (rot) bei einer Beechcraft 1900D Winglets sind die an den Enden der Tragflächen von Flugzeugen angebrachten Anbauten, die die aerodynamische Qualität eines Flugzeugs steigern und den Treibstoffverbrauch bei Verkehrsflugzeugen senken.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
wingtip — UK [ˈwɪŋˌtɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms wingtip : singular wingtip plural wingtips 1) the point at the end of the wing of a bird or plane 2) American a type of man s shoe that has a pattern of holes on the front … English dictionary
wingtip — /ˈwɪŋtɪp/ (say wingtip) noun 1. the extreme outer edge of the wing of an aeroplane, bird, or insect. 2. US → brogue2. Also, wing tip. {wing + tip1} …
Wingtip vortices — are tubes of circulating air which are left behind by the wing as it generates lift. One wingtip vortex trails from the tip of each wing. The cores of vortices spin at very high speed and they are regions of very low pressure. The cores of… … Wikipedia
Wingtip device — Infobox Aviation name = Wingtip devices caption = The winglet and red navigation light on the port (left) wing of a South African Airways Boeing 747 400Wingtip devices are usually intended to improve the efficiency of fixed wing aircraft.… … Wikipedia
wingtip — noun see wing tip 1b … New Collegiate Dictionary
wingtip — noun a) The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft or bird b) A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe … Wiktionary
wingtip — wing|tip [ˈwıŋtıp] n 1.) the point at the end of a bird s or a plane s wing 2.) AmE a type of man s shoe with a pattern of small holes on the toe … Dictionary of contemporary English
wingtip — wing|tip [ wıŋ,tıp ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a type of man s shoe that has a pattern of holes on the front 2. ) the point at the end of the wing of a bird or airplane … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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1.a. An often perforated shoe part that covers the toe and extends backward along the sides of the shoe from a point at the center.b. A style of shoe having such a tip.2. The tip of the wing of a bird, bat, insect, or other animal.3. The extreme edge of a wing, as of an aircraft.