How to Use trailing edge in a Sentence

trailing edge

noun

• Ailerons are segments on the trailing edge near the wing tips.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2016
• Their tests showed that a smooth trailing edge creates the most noise.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 11 Mar. 2022
• The opposite side away from which all that momentum goes is called the trailing edge.
  — Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2018
• Having a pointy, sawtooth shape at the trailing edge somewhat reduces the noise.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 11 Mar. 2022
• One way to reduce this noise would be to make the trailing edge of the wing less hard, more porous and more flexible.
  — Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2020
• What's more, the rear chassis edge has a slight angle, and the trailing edge of the display is offset a bit.
  — Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
• Yet, most modern digital devices run at least a handful of chips built on the trailing edge.
  — Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• This is possible because the wing itself is so deep, from leading edge to trailing edge.
  — Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
• The Racer’s wings are optimized in all phases of flight, thanks to flaps on the trailing edge.
  — Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
• The pilot righted the plane just as the string flew past, one foot behind the trailing edge of the port wing and about two feet from the fuselage.
  — WSJ, 3 Oct. 2021
• Tall drivers complain that its trailing edge leaves a lasting (and numbing) impression on their legs.
  — Steve Smith, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2020
• Swiveling nozzles direct exhaust back beneath the wings, where it is trapped by trailing edge flaps and wingtip endplates.
  — Abe Dane, Popular Mechanics, 5 Nov. 2020
• Flaps, which are panels on the trailing edge of the wing, are used during takeoffs and landings to generate lift at low speeds.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2016
• Generally, these chips are a commodity, which is why most big fabs do not invest much in the trailing edge.
  — Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• There were isotope differences between the leading and trailing edge of the moon, so the researchers took the average of the two.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
• Fully extended, the wing locks in place and pulls taut the cable for the trailing edge, the cloth and two ribs that provide additional strength.
  — Kevin V. Brown, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2021
• In Florida, the trailing edge of that cold front is lingering and will support showers and storms into the weekend.
  — Adam Klotz, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2022
• As a result, sections of the wings are much thicker than on a normal passenger jet, with a pair of engine nacelles mounted above the rear trailing edges.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 June 2019
• The Ridgeline continues to include a clever trunk hidden beneath the trailing edge of the tough composite bed.
  — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2021
• The leading edge shape of the B-21 is simpler than the B-2A’s sawtooth trailing edge.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2021
• In addition to the trailing edge, this image confirms the Raider incorporates two new features.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2021
• There will be no sunroof option, and the roof can either be in high-gloss black or in the optional body colour, though there is an extra small lip spoiler on the trailing edge of the roof.
  — Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 June 2022
• In other words, the wings’ trailing edges raised slightly and then rotated down to about the same position used by traditional flaps for takeoff.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2016
• When the leading edge of a light wave hits the cloak, the material is manipulated to speed up the light, but when the trailing edge hits, the light is slowed down and delayed.
  — Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2010
• This can be achieved by twisting the wings’ trailing edges in just the right way so as to reduce the loads caused by turbulence and thus minimize the movement transmitted to the fuselage.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2016
• Our most advanced version of the technology will be integrated into existing flaps along the wings’ trailing edges on retrofits or installed in place of flaps on new planes.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2016
• Tornadoes generally occur near the trailing edge of a thunderstorm.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
• The trailing edge of the roofline, which extends rearward jutting out from the body, constitutes the biggest design flourish, but that oddity is only discernible from the rear.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
• Both the leading and trailing edges are broken into small comb-like serrations that smooth out air turbulence to cut noise and provide the owl's hyper-quiet hunting ability.
  — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
• The class takes walks around the trails edging the education center and nearby visitor center, where moose and bears frequent the same pathways and chattering squirrels are easy to spot.
  — Erin Kirkland, Alaska Dispatch News, 10 Oct. 2017