Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two movable flaps on the wings of an airplane that can be used to control the plane's rolling and banking movements.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ailette . - noun In architecture, that piece of the end wall, as of nave or transept, which covers the end of the aisle-roof. It resembles a wing of the main or central structure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
- noun (Aëronautics) 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun hinged part on trailing edge of an
airplane wing . Used to controllateral turns.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an airfoil that controls lateral motion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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* Besides twice flying the X-1B as part of the reaction-control research, Armstrong sought a possible fix to a problem known as aileron “buzz.”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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* Besides twice flying the X-1B as part of the reaction-control research, Armstrong sought a possible fix to a problem known as aileron “buzz.”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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* Besides twice flying the X-1B as part of the reaction-control research, Armstrong sought a possible fix to a problem known as aileron “buzz.”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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* Besides twice flying the X-1B as part of the reaction-control research, Armstrong sought a possible fix to a problem known as aileron “buzz.”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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That caused the -- with the drag and the hole in the aileron, that is what caused the uncontrolled roll.
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I read him checklists, learning words like "aileron," "magnetos," and "pitot" that no one else in my first-grade class knew.
Wondermark David Malki ! 2009
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I've removed 'aileron' because it is not italicised & has an obvious pronunciation; similarly with menagerie.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Once used to control the degree of lift and movement on an aircraft, this desk reflects the sleek and refined design of the efficient aileron and the traditional mechanical focus of work desks.
Elegant and Sophisticated: “The Lounger” from Hayon Studio 2009
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When the trapped fluid is pumped through the cylinder, or “actuator,” it pushes the piston, which pushes a metal rod, which moves the heavy object, such as a rotor blade or aileron.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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When the trapped fluid is pumped through the cylinder, or “actuator,” it pushes the piston, which pushes a metal rod, which moves the heavy object, such as a rotor blade or aileron.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
oroboros commented on the word aileron
good for you vega, especially if you're not a pilot
December 30, 2006