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Word: angle of attack (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • aeronautics The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.
  • nautical The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.
  • angle|attack

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