Aileron

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Either of two movable flaps on the wings of an airplane that can be used to control the plane's rolling and banking movements.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. hinged part on trailing edge of an airplane wing. Used to control lateral turns.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
  • n. A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to control lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as ailette.
  • n. In architecture, that piece of the end wall, as of nave or transept, which covers the end of the aisle-roof. It resembles a wing of the main or central structure.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an airfoil that controls lateral motion
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    aerofoil    surface    control surface    airfoil   
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    elevon   
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