单词 | airfoil |
释义 | airfoiln. Chiefly U.S. = aerofoil n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > plane or aerofoil sail1808 plane1809 deck1843 surface1843 aeroplane1866 aerocurve1894 airplane1896 aerofoil1907 sustainer1908 airfoil1922 1922 N.A.C.A. (U.S.) Rep. Nomencl. Aeronaut. 621 Airfoil. 1927 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 17 Apr. 3/2 A new and secret airfoil formed by an extremely thick wing. 1968 Times 14 Aug. 11/6 Ferrari quickly demonstrated that the rear-mounted airfoil..improved cornering ability. 2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 19 June ii. 3/2 Phillips advocates replacing the pilot-controlled airfoils at the wings' edge, called ailerons, with more flexible devices called twisterons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1922 |
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