- gull-wing door
- A roof-hinged door that opens upward. It was first used on the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL in the early 1950s
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Gull-wing door — ( de. Flügeltüren) is an automotive industry term describing car doors that are hinged at the roof rather than the side, as pioneered by the 1952 Mercedes Benz 300SL race car (W194) and its road legal version (W198) introduced in 1954.Opening… … Wikipedia
gull wing door — noun : an automobile door that is hinged at the top and resembles an airplane gull wing when open … Useful english dictionary
gull-wing — gull′ wing adj. 1) cvb aum (of an automobile door) hinged at the top and opening upward 2) cvb aum having gull wing doors, as a car • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
gull-wing — ► NOUN ▪ (of a door on a car or aircraft) opening upwards … English terms dictionary
gull-wing — /gul wing /, adj. 1. (of an automobile door) hinged at the top and opening upward. 2. having gull wing doors: a gull wing sports car. 3. having or resembling airplane gull wings. [1930 35] * * * gullˈ wing adjective 1. (of a car door) opening… … Useful english dictionary
gull-wing — /gul wing /, adj. 1. (of an automobile door) hinged at the top and opening upward. 2. having gull wing doors: a gull wing sports car. 3. having or resembling airplane gull wings. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
gull-wing — /ˈgʌl wɪŋ/ (say gul wing) adjective 1. (of an aeroplane wing) with its short inner section sloping up from the fuselage and its outer section horizontal. 2. (of a car door) opening upwards so as to make a gull wing shape when open …
gull wing — noun : an airplane wing slanting upward from the fuselage for a short distance and then leveling out * * * an airplane wing that slants briefly upward from the fuselage and then extends horizontally outward. [1930 35] * * * n. [as adj.] (of a… … Useful english dictionary
gull-wing — noun [as modifier] (of a door on a car or aircraft) opening upwards. Derivatives gull winged adjective … English new terms dictionary
Wing mirror — Dual contour wing mirror. Large inboard convex surface is separated by visible line from small outboard aspheric surface … Wikipedia
