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gullwing

adj

Etymology

From gull + wing.

  1. derived from *h₂weh₁-✻ — “to blow”
  2. derived from *wēingijaz✻
  3. derived from vængr
  4. inherited from winge
  5. compounded as gullwing — “gull + wing”

Definitions

  1. Resembling a gull's wings.

  2. One of a pair of doors, as of an aircraft, resembling a gull's wings when open.

  3. Synonym of goose wing (sail position).

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