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main wing (of an aircraft)
The primary wings of an airplane that provide lift. Distinguished from the tail wing or other smaller aerodynamic surfaces.
飛行機の主翼にヒビが入った。
A crack appeared in the airplane's main wing.
主翼の下にエンジンが取り付けられている。
Engines are mounted under the main wings.
この機体は主翼の翼幅が約三十メートルある。
This aircraft has a main wingspan of about thirty meters.
Composed of 主 (main, primary) and 翼 (wing). A technical aviation term for the primary wings that generate lift. On most commercial aircraft, the main wings extend from the fuselage and carry fuel tanks and engines.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 主翼の翼幅: main wingspan
- 主翼にエンジンを搭載する: to mount engines on the main wing
- 主翼の強度: main wing strength
RELATED TERMS:
- 尾翼: tail wing, empennage
- 翼: wing (general/literary term)
- 胴体: fuselage
- 翼幅: wingspan