How to pronounce “lift-to-drag ratio”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (aviation) The instantaneous ratio of lift to drag of an aerodynamic article such as an a wing, entire aircraft or bird.
• The maximum ratio of lift to drag of an aerodynamic article such as an a wing, entire aircraft or bird can achieve.

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