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De - Pt| English Dictionary: aileron | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Aileron \Ai"le*ron\, n. [F., dim. of aile wing.] 1. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church. 2. (A[89]ronautics) A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to preserve or destroy lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane. | |
