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noun
The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The foremost part of any physical object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The foremost part of a trend etc; a vanguard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
The forefront of practice or technology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: bleeding edge
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noun
forward edge of an airfoil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: edge
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Across languages
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