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aileron

/ˈeɪləɹɒn/US/ˈeɪləɹɑn/

aileron noun: the hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.

aileron: the hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns
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Noun

aileron (plural ailerons)

  1. The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
  2. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.

aileron meaning in Tamil

aileron in Tamil

இறக்கைத் துடுப்பு, விமானச்சிறையின் ஓர மடக்கு, கட்டிடச் சாய்விறக்கியின் அணைசுவர்

Forms of aileron

pluralailerons

Origin of aileron

Borrowed from French 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.

Words formed from aileron

Phrases with aileron

Questions about aileron

What does aileron mean?
Aileron means the hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
What is aileron in Tamil?
Aileron in Tamil is இறக்கைத் துடுப்பு, விமானச்சிறையின் ஓர மடக்கு, கட்டிடச் சாய்விறக்கியின் அணைசுவர். See Aileron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aileron?
Aileron is a noun.
How do you pronounce aileron?
Aileron is pronounced /ˈeɪləɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of aileron?
The plural of aileron is ailerons.

Words near aileron in the dictionary

  1. ailavator
  2. ailavators
  3. ailed
  4. Aileen
  5. ailer
  6. aileron
  7. aileron authority
  8. aileron roll
  9. aileron rolls
  10. ailerons
  11. Ailes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aileron (page history and authors); aileron (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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