trailing edge

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trailing edge

The rearmost edge of a moving structure, such as an airfoil.

trailing edge

1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the rear edge of a propeller blade or aerofoil Compare leading edge

2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the edge of a pulse signal as its amplitude falls

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trailing edge - the rear edge of an airfoil

aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

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