aileron

(ālə rän′)

noun

a pilot-controlled airfoil attached to, in, or near the trailing edge of an airplane wing, for controlling the rolling movements of the airplane

Origin: Fr < OFr aleron, wingtip < aile, wing < L ala, wing, armpit < *agsla < IE *aks-: see axis

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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.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , diminutive of aile, wing

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin āla

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aileron

To bank to the left, a pilot must raise the left aileron and lower the right aileron.

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