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.
• (wingtip device): sharklet
• welting
Source: Wiktionary
Wing"let, n.
1. A little wing; a very small wing.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bastard wing, or alula.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 January 2025
(noun) a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
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