(しゅよく)

しゅよく
noun
main wing (of an aircraft)
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)主翼(しゅよく)にヒビが(はい)った。
A crack appeared in the airplane's main wing.
主翼(しゅよく)(した)にエンジンが()()けられている。
Engines are mounted under the main wings.
この機体(きたい)主翼(しゅよく)翼幅(よくふく)(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 (しゅ) (main, primary) and (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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 主翼(しゅよく)翼幅(よくふく): main wingspan
  • 主翼(しゅよく)にエンジンを搭載(とうさい)する: to mount engines on the main wing
  • 主翼(しゅよく)強度(きょうど): main wing strength

RELATED TERMS:

  • 尾翼(びよく): tail wing, empennage
  • (つばさ): wing (general/literary term)
  • 胴体(どうたい): fuselage
  • 翼幅(よくふく): wingspan