WINGLET

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (wingtip device): sharklet

Anagrams

• 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



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