winglet
English
Winglet on 737-800
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
winglike structure at a wingtip
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See also
- wing fence
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