rotary wing

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   the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air

   Synonymsrotor blade

   Broaderairfoil

   Part ofmain rotor

Questions about rotary wing

What does rotary wing mean?

rotary wing means "the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air".

What is another word for rotary wing?

Close synonyms include rotor blade. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.