AIRFOIL

airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface

(noun) a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

airfoil (plural airfoils)

(American spelling) A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.

Synonym: foil

(American spelling) A wing of an aircraft.

Synonym: wing

Source: Wiktionary



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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