aileron

Etymology
Borrowed from, diminutive of , also refers to the extremities of a bird's wings used to control their flight. It first appeared in print in the 7th edition of Cassell's French-English Dictionary of 1877, with its lead meaning of "small wing". In the context of powered airplanes it appears in print about 1908, in the French aviation journal L'Aérophile.

Noun

 * 1) The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
 * 2)  A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: křidélko
 * Dutch:, aileron
 * Esperanto: alerono
 * Finnish:, ohjaussiiveke
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Irish: ailearán
 * Italian:, alerone
 * Norwegian: balanseror
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ailerão
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: skevroder

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  aeroplane part

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  fin (of some fish)
 * 2)  flipper (of penguins and other animals)
 * 3) spoiler (of an automobile)
 * 1) spoiler (of an automobile)

Usage notes
See

Etymology
From, from.

Etymology
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