airfoil, n.
(airfoils)
(airfoils)
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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aerofoil airfoil control surface surface
semantic pointers
hyponym
aileron
elevator
flap, flaps
horizontal stabilizer, horizontal stabiliser, tailplane
rotor blade, rotary wing
rudder
spoiler
spoiler
stabilizer
vertical tail
wing
hypernym
part meronym