Winglet
noun
1.
a little wing.
2.
Zoology. alula.
3.
Aeronautics.
a small wing used mainly to carry external loads or to connect struts or gears to the fuselage.
a short, near-vertical projection on a wing tip that reduces drag and improves fuel efficiency.
noun
1.
a small wing, esp the bastard wing of a bird
2.
a small wing placed at the tip of the main wing of an aircraft and perpendicular to it designed to reduce the aircraft’s vortex drag
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