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Webster 1913 Edition
Winglet
Wing′let
,Noun.
1.
A little wing; a very small wing.
2.
(Zool.)
A bastard wing, or alula.
Definition 2024
winglet
winglet
English
Winglet on 737-800
Noun
winglet (plural winglets)
- diminutive of 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.
Synonyms
- (wingtip device): sharklet
Translations
a small wing
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See also
- wing fence
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Wingtip device on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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winglet on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons