angle of attack

angle of attack

English

Noun

angle of attack (plural angles of attack)

  1. (aeronautics) The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.
  2. (nautical) The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.
  3. (rail transport) The angle between the plane of rotation of a wheel and the outer rail in the track curve.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle,‎ attack.

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