variable-geometry in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for variable-geometry in the French»English Dictionary

avion [avjɔ̃] N m

1. avion (appareil):

avion

(aero)plane Brit

avion

airplane Am

avion

aircraft inv

dans l'avion

on the plane

constructeur d'avions

aircraft manufacturer

aller à Rome en avion

to go to Rome by air, to fly to Rome

faire 100 000 kilomètres par an en avion

to fly 100, 000 kilometres a year

faire les lacs en avion

to do an aerial tour of the lakes

envoyer qc par avion

to send sth air mail

‘par avion’

‘by air mail’

2. avion (vol):

avion

flight

ton avion est à quelle heure?

what time is your flight?

3. avion (activité):

l'avion

flying

je déteste (prendre) l'avion

I hate flying

il n'a jamais pris l'avion

he's never been on a plane, he's never flown

Phrases:

avion bombardier d'eau

fire-fighting plane

avion de chasse

fighter (plane)

avion de combat

combat aircraft

avion à flèche variable

variable-geometry aircraft

avion de fret

cargo plane

avion furtif

stealth bomber

avion de ligne

civil aircraft, liner

avion en papier

paper aeroplane Brit

avion en papier

paper airplane Am

avion pompier

fire-fighting plane

avion postal

mail plane

avion à réaction

jet (plane)

avion de reconnaissance

reconnaissance plane

avion sanitaire

air ambulance

avion spatial

spacecraft

avion de tourisme

light passenger aircraft

avion de transport

transport ou freight plane

variable-geometry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for variable-geometry in the English»French Dictionary

variable geometry wing N AVIAT

variable geometry wing

aileron m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A variable geometry wing can be changed in flight to a different shape.

en.wikipedia.org

Having variable geometry wings does seem to complicate the design quite a lot, just for the sake of getting some extra speed.

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