"winglet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪŋlɪt/ Forms: winglets [plural]
Etymology: wing + -let Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wing|let}} wing + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} winglet (plural winglets)
  1. A little wing. Translations (a small wing): siiveke (Finnish), szkrzydełko [neuter] (Polish), кри́льце (krýlʹce) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-winglet-en-noun-dct-yPN~ Disambiguation of 'a small wing': 47 26 27 0
  2. (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. Categories (topical): Aeronautics Synonyms (wingtip device): sharklet Translations (winglike structure at a wingtip): 翼尖小翼 (yìjiān xiǎoyì) (Chinese Mandarin), siipiuloke (Finnish), winglet (Finnish), вінглет (vinhlet) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-winglet-en-noun-QbVOfVIC Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'wingtip device': 13 68 15 3 Disambiguation of 'winglike structure at a wingtip': 2 83 12 2
  3. The bastard wing or alula of a bird.
    Sense id: en-winglet-en-noun-IItmtdVm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -let Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 29 62 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -let: 17 30 49 4
  4. The pterygium of a weevil.
    Sense id: en-winglet-en-noun-yta6OYia
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wing fence

Inflected forms

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