Angle Of Attack Definition

noun
The acute angle between the chord of an airfoil and a line representing the undisturbed relative airflow.
American Heritage
The acute angle between the chord of an airfoil and the line of relative air flow.
Webster's New World

Used other than as an idiom: see angle,‎ attack.

Wiktionary

(aeronautics) The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.

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(nautical) The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.
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Other Word Forms of Angle Of Attack

Noun

Singular:
angle of attack
Plural:
angles-of-attack

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