leading-edge

adjective

Of or pertaining to the leading edge of an airfoil

Meanings

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the leading edge of an airfoil
  2. broadlyleading, latest or most up-to-date

    The former Shell vice-president said: "I don't see leading-edge technology being developed on the railway. [...]."

    2020 November 18, “Network News: Railway is years behind the curve”, in Rail, page 9
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APA

leading-edge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leading-edge

MLA

“leading-edge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leading-edge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leading-edge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leading-edge.

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