winglet

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English

Winglet on a 737-800

Etymology

From wing +‎ -let.

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Noun

winglet (plural winglets)

  1. A little wing.
  2. (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.
  3. The bastard wing or alula of a bird.
  4. The pterygium of a weevil.

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