# tiltwing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A kind of aircraft featuring a wing that is horizontal for conventional forward flight and rotates up for vertical takeoff and landing.

## Etymology
From tilt + wing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tiltwing