In sailboating, the wetted area is the area of the hull which is immersed in water.
In aircraft, the wetted area is the area which is in contact with the external airflow. This has a direct relationship on the overall drag of the aircraft.
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“... nothing is more human than substituting the quantity of words and actions for their character. But using imprecise words is very similar to using lots of words, for the more imprecise a word is, the greater the area it covers.”
—Robert Musil (1880–1942)