winglet
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]winglet (plural winglets)
- A little wing.
- (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.
- The bastard wing or alula of a bird.
- The pterygium of a weevil.
Synonyms
[edit]- (wingtip device): sharklet
Translations
[edit]a small wing
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winglike structure at a wingtip
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See also
[edit]- wing fence
Wingtip device on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Wingtip devices (aircraft wings) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons