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centre of lift

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

That point on an aircraft where all the various lifting forces act. If the centre or lift is not coincident with the centre of gravity on the fore/aft axis, the plane will pitch, if not coincident on the lateral axis, it will roll.

Canada, UK

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

centre of mass centre of symmetry Centre of the Universe centre punch centre slang centre spread

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