Angle of attack definition

Angle of attack

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WordNet

(1) The acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil

WiktionaryText

angle of attack

The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.
The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.