winglet

English

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Suffix from English wing.

Origin

English

wing

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