spoileron

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US/ˈspɔɪ.lɚˌɔn/

noun

A spoiler panel which is extended on one wing of an aircraft in order to decrease the lift and increase the drag generated by said wing, rolling and yawing the aircraft towards that wing.

OriginEnglish aileron ← French aileron ← Middle French aisle →
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Meanings

nounspoileron (plural spoilerons)

plural spoilerons

  1. aeronauticsA spoiler panel which is extended on one wing of an aircraft in order to decrease the lift and increase the drag generated by said wing, rolling and yawing the aircraft towards that wing.

Origin

  1. Latinspolium
  2. Latinspoliāre
  3. Old Frenchespoillier
  4. Middle Englishspoilen
  5. Englishspoil
  6. Englishspoiler
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  9. Proto-Italic*aksis
  10. Latinaxis
  11. Latin*axla
  12. Latināla
  13. Old Frenchaile
  14. Middle Frenchaisle
  15. Frenchaile
  16. Frenchaileron
  17. Englishaileron
  18. Englishspoileron

Blend of spoiler + aileron.

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APA

spoileron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoileron

MLA

“spoileron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoileron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoileron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoileron.

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