leading edge

2 definitions found

leading edge - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leading edge \Lead"ing edge\n.
     1. (Aeronautics) the front edge of an airfoil; same as
        {Advancing edge}, above.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. the front edge of anything that moves; also used
        metaphorically, as the leading edge in art. See also
        cutting edge.
        [PJC]

leading edge - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  leading edge
      n 1: forward edge of an airfoil