airfoil
A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
Other meanings
A wing of an aircraft.
Synonyms
- control surface
- surface
Kinds of airfoil
- elevator
- flap
- rotor blade
- rudder
- vertical tail
- wing
Related words
- airfoiled
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “airfoil” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.