winglet

English

Winglet on a 737-800

Etymology

wing +‎ -let

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪŋlɪt/

Noun

winglet (plural winglets)

1. A little wing.
2. (aeronautics) A winglike structure at a wingtip set at an angle to the plane of the wing designed to reduce drag by its effect on wingtip vortices.
3. The bastard wing or alula of a bird.
4. The pterygium of a weevil.

Synonyms

• (wingtip device): sharklet

Translations

a small wing

• Finnish: siiveke (fi)
• Polish: szkrzydełko n
• Ukrainian: кри́льце (krýlʹce)

winglike structure at a wingtip

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 翼尖小翼 (yìjiān xiǎoyì)

• Finnish: siipiuloke, winglet
• Ukrainian: вінглет (vinhlet)

See also

• wing fence
• Wingtip device on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Wingtip devices (aircraft wings) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• welting