winglet

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/ˈwɪŋlət/

noun

A little wing.

Similar
sharklet
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Meanings

nounwinglet (plural winglets)

plural winglets

  1. A little wing.
  2. aeronauticsA 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.

    Synonyms: sharklet

  3. The bastard wing or alula of a bird.
  4. The pterygium of a weevil.

Synonyms & antonyms

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.

Similar
sharklet

Origin

From wing + -let.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 翼尖小翼
  • 翼尖小翼 (yìjiān xiǎoyì)winglike structure at a wingtip
Finnish siiveke, siipiuloke
  • siivekea small wing
  • siipiulokewinglike structure at a wingtip
  • wingletwinglike structure at a wingtip
Polish szkrzydełko
  • szkrzydełkoa small wing
Ukrainian кри́льце, вінглет
  • кри́льце (krýlʹce)a small wing
  • вінглет (vinhlet)a small wing
  • вінглет (vinhlet)winglike structure at a wingtip

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

weltingtwingleWiltgen
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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