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aerofoil

/ˈɛəɹ.əˌfɔɪl/

aerofoil is the UK standard form of airfoil.

Meaning of airfoil

Noun

airfoil (plural airfoils)

  1. (Canada, US) A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
    Synonyms:
    foil
  2. (Canada, US) A wing of an aircraft.
    Synonyms:
    wing

Forms of aerofoil

pluralaerofoils

Origin of aerofoil

From aero- + foil.

Words formed from aerofoil

Questions about aerofoil

What is aerofoil the UK standard form of?
Aerofoil is the UK standard form of airfoil.
How do you pronounce aerofoil?
Aerofoil is pronounced /ˈɛəɹ.əˌfɔɪl/.

Words near aerofoil in the dictionary

  1. aeroengineers
  2. aeroengines
  3. aerofauna
  4. aerofaunal
  5. Aeroflot
  6. aerofoil
  7. aerofoiled
  8. aerofoils
  9. aerogami
  10. aerogard
  11. aerogastria

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aerofoil (page history and authors); airfoil (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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