主翼(しゅよく)

しゅよく
noun
main wing (of an aircraft)
technology
1. 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(ひこうき)の主翼(しゅよく)にヒビが入(はい)った。
A crack appeared in the airplane's main wing.
主翼(しゅよく)の下(した)にエンジンが取(と)り付(つ)けられている。
Engines are mounted under the main wings.
この機体(きたい)は主翼(しゅよく)の翼幅(よくふく)が約(やく)三十(さんじゅう)メートルある。
This aircraft has a main wingspan of about thirty meters.

Composed of 主(しゅ) (main, primary) and 翼(よく) (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.

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Related: 尾翼(びよく) (tail wing, empennage)
Related: 胴体(どうたい) (fuselage)
Compare: 副翼(ふくよく) (aileron)
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