winglet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A little wing.
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.

/ˈwɪŋlət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-winglet.wav

winglet winglets

From wing + -let.

sharklet

wing fence

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