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Wet

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006565

Relating to an aircraft component or area designed to contain fuel, such as a wet wing or wet tank. This design integrates the fuel storage directly into the aircraft's structure, maximizing fuel capacity without adding separate tanks. The term distinguishes these areas from 'dry' compartments that do not carry fuel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006565
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAviation maintenance
Synonymsbewatered; damp; drenched; dripping; drunk; humid; irriguous; madid; moist; moisty; overwatered; plashy
See alsoDamp; Adequately wet
TranslationsGerman: Nachbrenner; Spanish: húmedo; French: avec postcombustion
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006565",
  "term": "Wet",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Relating to an aircraft component or area designed to contain fuel, such as a wet wing or wet tank. This design integrates the fuel storage directly into the aircraft's structure, maximizing fuel capacity without adding separate tanks. The term distinguishes these areas from 'dry' compartments that do not carry fuel.",
  "synonyms": [
    "bewatered",
    "damp",
    "drenched",
    "dripping",
    "drunk",
    "humid",
    "irriguous",
    "madid",
    "moist",
    "moisty",
    "overwatered",
    "plashy"
  ],
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "see_also": [
    "damp",
    "adequately wet"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Nachbrenner",
    "es": "húmedo",
    "fr": "avec postcombustion"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/wet/"
}

Record 7,107 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.