voilure

French

Etymology

From voile +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vwa.lyʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -yʁ

Noun

voilure f (plural voilures)

1. sail (all the sails of a ship)
2. wing (all the lift-producing surfaces of an aircraft)

Derived terms

• réduire la voilure

Further reading

• “voilure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.