fixed-wing
adjective/ˌfɪkst ˈwɪŋ/
/ˌfɪkst ˈwɪŋ/
[only before noun]- used to describe aircraft with wings that remain in the same position, rather than helicopters, etc.Oxford Collocations DictionaryFixed-wing is used with these nouns:
- aircraft
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