gull-wing

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhl wing]
- /gʌl wɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhl wing]
- /gʌl wɪŋ/

Definitions of gull-wing word

adjective gull-wing (of an automobile door) hinged at the top and opening upward. 1
adjective gull-wing having gull-wing doors: a gull-wing sports car. 1
adjective gull-wing having or resembling airplane gull wings. 1
noun gull-wing an airplane wing that slants briefly upward from the fuselage and then extends horizontally outward. 1

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Origin of gull-wing

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Gull-wing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gull-wing

gull-wing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.