droop nose or droop-nose noun Aeronautics.
- a downward-sloping, adjustable aircraft nose, which increases visibility for the pilot during takeoff and landing.
- an aircraft with this type of nose.
- an adjustable flap at the leading edge of an aircraft wing.
a motor vehicle with a downward-sloping nose. Liberaldictionary.com
Also called droop snoot, droop-snoot, droop-snoot·er. Related formsdroop-nosed, adjectivedroop-nos·er, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019