winglet

English

Winglet on 737-800

Etymology

wing +‎ -let

Noun

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

(wingtip device): sharklet

Translations

a small wing

Finnish: siiveke (fi)

Polish: szkrzydełko n

winglike structure at a wingtip

Finnish: siipiuloke, winglet

See also

wing fence
Wingtip device on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
winglet on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

welting

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