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Noun: trailing edge
  1. The rear edge of an airfoil
    "The flaps on the trailing edge of the wing help increase lift during takeoff"

Derived forms: trailing edges

Type of: edge

Part of: aerofoil [Brit], airfoil [N. Amer], control surface, surface

Encyclopedia: Trailing edge