Winglet

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA little wing.

2.nounA 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.

3.nounThe bastard wing or alula of a bird.

4.nounThe pterygium of a weevil.

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