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winglet

/ˈwɪŋlət/

winglet noun: a little wing.

winglet: a little wing
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Noun

winglet (plural winglets)

  1. A little wing.
  2. A winglike structure at a wingtip set at an angle to the plane of the wing designed to reduce drag by its effect on wingtip vortices.
    Synonyms:
    sharklet
  3. The bastard wing or alula of a bird.
  4. The pterygium of a weevil.

winglet meaning in Urdu

winglet in Urdu

چھوٹا

Synonyms of winglet

Forms of winglet

pluralwinglets

Origin of winglet

From wing + -let.

Questions about winglet

What does winglet mean?
Winglet means a little wing.
What is winglet in Urdu?
Winglet in Urdu is چھوٹا. See Winglet meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is winglet?
Winglet is a noun.
How do you pronounce winglet?
Winglet is pronounced /ˈwɪŋlət/.
What is the plural of winglet?
The plural of winglet is winglets.

Words near winglet in the dictionary

  1. wingles
  2. wingless
  3. winglesse
  4. winglessly
  5. winglessness
  6. winglet
  7. winglets
  8. winglike
  9. wingloading
  10. wingloadings
  11. wingman

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Adapted from Wiktionary: winglet (page history and authors); winglet (Urdu 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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