Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. lead·ing edge (lē′dĭng) n. 1. Nautical The edge of a sail that faces the wind. 2. The front edge of an airplane propeller blade or wing. 3. a. The foremost position in a trend or ...
The leading edge slats, flaperons and other control surfaces are enlarged to provide increased lift and manoeuvrability at low speeds, although the wingspan remains unchanged. en.wikipedia.org Fedora contains software distributed under a free and open source license and aims to be on the leading...
The leading-edge slats and trailing-edge flaps were adjusted. en.wikipedia.org Faculty provide quality instruction as they bring leading-edge science and technology into the classroom. en.wikipedia.org The nose was crushed, and the leading-edge spar in the upper wing was fractured. ...