Offwing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Offwing is an adjective meaning Occurring with the engines removed from the aircraft.
Meaning
Occurring with the engines removed from the aircraft.
More Meanings
- Attached to and descending from the wing of an aircraft.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) The wing that is on the opposite side to the player's dominant hand.
Example Sentences
At exit 3L, the offwing slide/raft portion of the escape system did not inflate.
Unless the airplane is equipped with an offwing descent means, stands or ramps may be used for descent from the wing to the ground.
The Czechoslovaks' stick work is exquisite, and they also exploit their use of the "offwing" — a right-handed shooter, for example, will play the left wing.
Engine test facility offers the opportunity of convenient testing of an offwing engine with recurring operational problems that are difficult to troubleshoot.
Word Forms
- offwings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overwing, onwing, clean, airborne, air-to-air, airfoiled.
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