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aileron
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aileron has 1 sense
- aileron(n = noun.artifact) - an airfoil that controls lateral motion; is a kind of aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface
is a part of wing
CIDE DICTIONARY
aileron, n. [F., dim. of aile wing.].
- A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to control lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aileron, n. a hinged surface in the trailing edge of an aeroplane wing, used to control lateral balance.
Etymology
F, dimin. of aile wing f. L ala
ROGET THESAURUS
aileron
Navigation
N navigation, aquatics, boating, yachting, ship, oar, paddle, screw, sail, canvas, aileron, natation, swimming, fin, flipper, fish's tail, aerostation, aerostatics, aeronautics, balloonery, balloon, ballooning, aviation, airmanship, flying, flight, volitation, wing, pinion, rocketry, space travel, astronautics, orbital mechanics, orbiting, voyage, sail, cruise, passage, circumnavigation, periplus, headway, sternway, leeway, fairway, mariner, flight, trip, shuttle, run, airlift, sailing, volant, aerostatic, seafaring, nautical, maritime, naval, seagoing, coasting, afloat, navigable, aerial, aeronautic, grallatory, under way, under sail, under canvas, under steam, on the wing, in flight, in orbit, bon voyage, spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale.
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