aileron

English

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Drawing of an airplane wing showing the aileron.
An aircraft 'rolling', or 'banking', with its ailerons

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#AILERONCategory:English terms derived from French#AILERON aileron, diminutive of aile (“wing”), 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.

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Noun

aileron (plural ailerons)Category:English lemmas#AILERONCategory:English nouns#AILERONCategory:English countable nouns#AILERONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AILERONCategory:Pages with entries#AILERONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#AILERON

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

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Category:en:Aviation#AILERON

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from French#AILERONCategory:Dutch terms derived from French#AILERON aileron.

Pronunciation

Noun

aileron m (plural ailerons, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#AILERONCategory:Dutch nouns#AILERONCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#AILERONCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#AILERONCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#AILERONCategory:Pages with entries#AILERONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#AILERON

  1. aileron (aeroplane part)
    Synonym: rolroer

French

Etymology

From aile +‎ -eronCategory:French terms suffixed with -eron#AILERON.

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Noun

aileron m (plural ailerons)Category:French lemmas#AILERONCategory:French nouns#AILERONCategory:French countable nouns#AILERONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#AILERONCategory:French masculine nouns#AILERONCategory:Pages with entries#AILERONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#AILERON

  1. (anatomyCategory:fr:Anatomy#AILERON) fin (of some fish)
  2. (anatomyCategory:fr:Anatomy#AILERON) flipper (of penguins and other animals)
  3. aileron
  4. spoiler (of an automobile)

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Category:fr:Automotive parts#AILERON

Indonesian

Etymology

From EnglishCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from English#AILERONCategory:Indonesian terms derived from English#AILERON aileron, from FrenchCategory:Indonesian terms derived from French#AILERON aileron.

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Noun

aileron (plural aileron-aileron)Category:Indonesian lemmas#AILERONCategory:Indonesian nouns#AILERONCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#AILERONCategory:Pages with entries#AILERONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#AILERON

  1. aileron

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from French#AILERONCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from French#AILERONCategory:Portuguese terms derived from French#AILERON aileron.

Noun

aileron m (plural ailerons)Category:Portuguese lemmas#AILERONCategory:Portuguese nouns#AILERONCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#AILERONCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#AILERONCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#AILERONCategory:Pages with entries#AILERONCategory:Pages with 5 entries#AILERON

  1. alternative form of ailerão

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