wing tip

collocation in English

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wing
noun[C]
uk
/wɪŋ/us
/wɪŋ/
the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying, or one of the flat, horizontal structures that stick out from the side of an aircraft and support it when it ...
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tip
noun[C]
uk
/tɪp/us
/tɪp/
a useful piece of information, especially about how to do something or about the likely winner of a race ...
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(Definition ofwingandtipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is a narrow black patch at thewingtip.
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Aircraft take-off gross weight, component weights,wingtipdeflections, and flutter boundaries are common examples of product metrics used to evaluate alternative structural design concepts.
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As regards the second accident, the investigation of the question as to who was responsible for the condition of thewingtipwhich broke has not yet been completed.
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The pilot was obliged to jettison thewingtipfuel tanks, which fell into an emergency "dropping zone" where they would not normally have caused any harm.
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The machine was repaired and carefully examined, and the examination revealed the fact that the wood of the rear of thewingtiphad been repaired.
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The landing gear was a monowheel, with smallwingtipskids.
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An engine was mounted on eachwingtip, with drive to both a four-bladed tractor propeller and a four-bladed main rotor.
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Fuel capacity was greatly reduced, owing to the elimination of thewingtiptanks.
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Roll and yaw are controlled bywingtiprudders also controlled by the side-stick.
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There were fuel tanks in the thin wings, with more fuel inwingtiptanks.
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At the end of the lower wings were fitted stabilizingwingtipfloats.
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At lower speeds, however, this can lead to a considerable buildup of the boundary layer at thewingtip, adding to the problems noted above.
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At lower speeds the air "does" have time to react, and is pushed spanwise by the angled leading edge, towards thewingtip.
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The wing's 26.5-meter (87-foot) span consists of three sections per side, consisting of awingtip, outboard section, and inboard section.
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The landing gear is of a bicycle design, with a main wheel and a nose wheel, pluswingtipskids.
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The different airspeed experienced by eachwingtipcan result in an aerodynamic stall on one wing, causing a loss of control accident.
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In most families a conspicuous pterostigma is carried near thewingtip.
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The airliner first struck the ground with the leftwingtip.
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