wingbox

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noun

The primary load-carrying structure of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.

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Meanings

nounwingbox (plural wingboxes)

plural wingboxes

  1. aeronauticsThe primary load-carrying structure of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.

Origin

From wing + box.

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APA

wingbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingbox

MLA

“wingbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingbox. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wingbox,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingbox.

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