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单词 winglet
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Definition of winglet in English:

winglet

noun ˈwɪŋlətˈwɪŋlɪt
  • 1A little wing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On with the meat: a grilled quarter chicken is as big as a clock radio and dirt cheap at $7.50, but the breast is unforgivably dry, the skin burnt and the winglet crusty.
  • 2A vertical projection on the tip of an aircraft wing for reducing drag.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Goldsmith said the company has considered winglets, but he noted that on the Hawker 700 the aileron extends all the way to the wingtip, and a rams-horn extension forward from the aileron makes mounting a winglet a technical challenge.
    • Mr Draper also outlined another component of the Boeing deal winglet modifications.
    • The DA20's waspish empennage and T-tail were still there, as was the short chord, long-span, high-aspect ratio wing with upturned winglets.
    • Gulfstream said it would achieve the additional 500 nm to 600 nm by increasing the wingspan of the GIV-SP and incorporating the winglets that were then being designed for the GV.
    • Finally, unfold the wings and winglets to create the right aerodynamic shape.

Rhymes

kinglet, ringlet, springlet
 
 

Definition of winglet in US English:

winglet

nounˈwiNGlitˈwɪŋlɪt
  • 1A little wing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On with the meat: a grilled quarter chicken is as big as a clock radio and dirt cheap at $7.50, but the breast is unforgivably dry, the skin burnt and the winglet crusty.
    1. 1.1 A vertical projection on the tip of an aircraft wing for reducing drag.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Goldsmith said the company has considered winglets, but he noted that on the Hawker 700 the aileron extends all the way to the wingtip, and a rams-horn extension forward from the aileron makes mounting a winglet a technical challenge.
      • Gulfstream said it would achieve the additional 500 nm to 600 nm by increasing the wingspan of the GIV-SP and incorporating the winglets that were then being designed for the GV.
      • The DA20's waspish empennage and T-tail were still there, as was the short chord, long-span, high-aspect ratio wing with upturned winglets.
      • Finally, unfold the wings and winglets to create the right aerodynamic shape.
      • Mr Draper also outlined another component of the Boeing deal winglet modifications.
 
 
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