trailing edge

noun

, Aeronautics.

1. the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.

trailing edge

noun

1. the rear edge of a propeller blade or aerofoil Compare leading edge
2. physics the edge of a pulse signal as its amplitude falls

Word History and Origins

Origin of trailing edge¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Halfway back, one of them stumbled forward and caught at the trailing edge of his robe.

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Now stand in front of it and line up the leading edge with the main spar, rear spar, and trailing edge.

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The flippers and the trailing edge of the flukes are darker than the rest of the body.

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Back toward the trailing edge then, to a small escape-hatch beside which was fastened a dull black ball.

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If the thickness be varied from the entering to the trailing edge the greatest thickness should be towards the former.

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