Winglet Definition

wĭnglĭt
noun
A small wing.
Webster's New World
A short, almost vertical stabilizing fin projecting from the tip of an aircraft wing.
American Heritage
Webster's New World

Diminutive of wing.

Wiktionary

(aeronautics) A 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.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Winglet

Noun

Singular:
winglet
Plural:
winglets

Origin of Winglet

  • wing +"Ž -let

    From Wiktionary

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