248 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION
wether-signal ; a signal consisting of steam-whistle blasts, long and short, in various combinations. web web n.
1. a sheet of woven fabric covering an aeroplane-wing; the cleth which forms the surface of an aerofoil.
2. the vane or vexillum of a bird's fether on either side of the shaft or stem; the pogonium or van.
3. one of the wooden blocks acting as distance-pieces be- ttueen the ribs of the sustaining-plane of a flying-machine.
webbing 'webirj n. the woven fabric which is stjetcht over the frame of an aerofoil or wing; the cleth surfacing of an aeroplane.
web-cloth, 'web,kte:0 n. the cleth used in or constituting the web of an air-craft.
webby 'webi adj. of a web; web-like; membranous: as, the
- webby plumage of certain birds; the *webby wings of
bats.
web-sprit 'web,spsit n. a spsit or spar connected with the web or webbing of a air-craft.
weight weet n.
shifting weight, one of the weights or hevy bodies which in some airships are made to shift longitudinally along the understjucture to aid in maintaining equilibrium.
weight-carrier 'weet,kaezi-9z n. a flying-machine especially designed to carry weight; an air-craft for transporting hevy goods; an aerial freighter.
westerly 'west9z-li n. [plural westerlies} a westerly wind : as, a prevailing *westerly.
wheel iDiil n. the circular, rotating handle by the manipu- lation of tuhich the driver or pilot operates the rudder or control of an air-craft; the hand-tuheel used for steering; the steering-wheel ; the helm-wheel : as, at the airship's Awheel; the *tuheel of the aeroplane.
wheel-kite 'tuiil,kait n. a hevy Chinese taild kite consisting of two connected disks in each of whose faces is a wind- mill-tuheel which is revelvd by the wind.
whip tuip n. one of the radii, arms, or sail-frames of an old- style four-vaned vertical windmill.
whip-line 'tuip,lain n. a line or piece of strong cerd which is attacht at one end to the bridle of a kite and which has at its other end a long loop to tuhich the flying-cord or kite-line may be tied.
whir tueiz v.
1. intr. fly, dart, revolv or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or buzzing sound, or sioish, like that made by a stick or a projectil moving rapidly thru the air; u>hizz.
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