What does "leading edge" mean?

The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.

What is a synonym for "leading edge"?

Common synonyms include: advanced, advanced speaker, aeroplane, airplane, alpha, anterior.

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

1
The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.
2
forward edge of an airfoil wordnet
3
The foremost part of any physical object.
"the leading edge of a cricket bat"
4
The foremost part of a trend etc; a vanguard. broadly
5
The forefront of practice or technology.
"DiBattista advocated balanced webmastery: Don't go to the leading edge if it forces users to buy the latest and greatest Web stuff."

"the leading edge of a cricket bat"