trailing edge

noun

The rearmost edge of a wing or other airfoil.

Opposite
leading edge
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Meanings

nountrailing edge (plural trailing edges)

plural trailing edges

  1. aeronauticsThe rearmost edge of a wing or other airfoil.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
leading edge

Translations

Czech odtoková hrana
  • odtoková hranarearmost edge of a wing
Finnish jättöreuna
  • jättöreunarearmost edge of a wing
Japanese 後縁
  • 後縁 (kōen)rearmost edge of a wing
Polish krawędź spływu
  • krawędź spływurearmost edge of a wing
Spanish borde de salida, borde de fuga
  • borde de salidarearmost edge of a wing
  • borde de fugarearmost edge of a wing
  • borde traserorearmost edge of a wing
  • borde posteriorrearmost edge of a wing
Cite this entry
APA

trailing edge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailing%20edge

MLA

“trailing edge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailing%20edge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trailing edge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailing%20edge.

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